What is Discussion

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Method that is used to allow students to discuss within a small group to answer specific questions or solve a problem. Learn more in: Developing Instructional Methods

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A pedagogical approach used to promote knowledge communities building in the form of dialectical conversations and through drawing on the multiple perspectives of the participants in the discussion, and their unique experiences and knowledge contributions. Learn more in: Using a Community of Inquiry Lens to Examine Synchronous Online Discussions in Graduate Courses

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Discussion is defined as an alternately serious and playful effort by a group of two or more to share views and engage in mutual and reciprocal critique. Learn more in: Importance of New Class Teaching Methods in Curricula Development in Developing Countries

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An interactive exchange in which persons ask questions, clarify views, share opinions, and disagree with presented ideas. Learn more in: Impact of E-Learning on Adult Education: A Changing Postmodern Approach

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The exchange of ideas between one or more individuals. Learn more in: A Framework for Discussion in a Post-COVID World: Supporting Discussion in Virtual Learning Spaces

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The activity in which people talk about their opinions. Learn more in: Advocating Problem-Based Learning and Creative Problem-Solving Skills in Global Education

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Conversations that facilitate readers’ critical engagement with DYL as they examine characters and their experiences in the process of not only becoming aware of diversity issues, but also gaining deeper self-insights. Learn more in: Cultivating Pedagogical Proficiencies for Facilitating Discussions About Diverse Youth Literature

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An informal verbal exchange guided only by interest and a few general guidelines including rules of civility. Learn more in: Critical Thinking, Socratic Seminars, and the College Classroom

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Open communication between multiple individuals that leads to new discourse and new narratives about a contested issue and that is characterized by respect, vulnerability, and empathy. Learn more in: Addressing “Another” in the Aftermath of School Shootings Using Dance and Rhetoric

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Verbal exchanges to deepen understanding. Learn more in: Encouraging Critical Literacy: Justice and Equity With Children's Literature

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Formal student-student or student-teacher interactions to co-construct knowledge on a provided topic. This may be an informal interaction to build a sense of community in an online environment. Learn more in: A Framework for Engaging Language Learners in the Online Constructivist Classrooms