Over ITV, have students in the origination classroom come to the podium to present. Students at receive locations can present over the telephone and send any visuals to the instructor in advance for presentation via the overhead camera or by other means when cued. Students at receive locations can also videotape projects and presentations using camcorders. Have students predict the outcomes of polls or surveys in advance, and have them compare their impressions to the actual data. Full-scale surveys can be conducted using questionnaires sent to students in advance.
Students work in pairs.
One student reads a problem aloud and talks about how they are thinking about solving it, while the other listens and tries to clarify what is being said. The process makes students aware of their thought processes as they solve problems, and helps them to see when they are running into blind alleys. Since the listener must understand which steps the problem solver is taking to solve the problem, active listening skills are enhanced. Ask your students to identify the problem, identify possible courses of action, and make a recommendation. Use a provocative film clip to introduce a topic or focus discussion.