Outside the Classroom Getting students together to prepare for the next lesson or follow it up has proven to be an especially effective technique. Here are a couple ideas. Give groups a few minutes in class to get organized. Even without a specific assignment, teachers can show their support for study groups by setting them up. List servers and chat groups are easy to set up and use.
Teachers introduce topics, questions, or assignments.
Students must can use computers to join the conversation. Students can read and respond to each others comments through Hypermail, a world wide web program that dynamically saves and sorts messages. With little technical learning, students can share ideas without having to meet. Advisory Groups . Ask them for feedback on the class.