Each member of the group introduces his or her partner, highlighting the most interesting points. Roundtable Roundtable structures can be used to brainstorm ideas and to generate a large number of responses to a single question or a group of questions. Faculty poses question. One piece of paper and pen per group. First student writes one response, and says it out loud.
First student passes paper to the left, second student writes response, etc.
Continues around group until time elapses. Group stops when time is called. The key here is the question or the problem you've asked the students to consider. Relate the question to the course unit, but keep it simple so every student can have some input. Focused Listing Focused listing can be used as a brainstorming technique or as a technique to generate descriptions and definitions for concepts.