Name: Collaborative Discussion Guides: Scaffolding Socialization and Learning Community Belonging
Start: 2024-09-20T13:00:00-0400
End: 2024-09-20T13:50:00-0400

George Mason University faculty and staff to present their teaching-focused research at the 16th annual ITL Conference

Friday September 20, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Johnson Center - Go to Registration Desk

Collaborative Discussion Guides: Scaffolding Socialization and Learning Community Belonging

A successful foray into teaching the necessary skills of socialization to construct belonging into a learning community can be seen through the assignment of Collaborative Discussion Guides (CDG). CDGs provide students with a framework to engage their fellow classmates as they guide each other through deciphering and learning from a text. In this interactive session, instructors will try their hands at developing a Collaborative Discussion Guide, complete with a summary, guided reflection, large group discussion questions, and activity. This session will benefit undergraduate and graduate instructors of classes meeting regularly for five or more weeks in any academic discipline. While the greatest benefit is in face-to-face courses, implementing CDGs into hybrid (or with modification for synchronous or asynchronous online) modalities can also gain benefits.

Speakers

Amanda Bryan

After completing my PhD at the University of North Carolina in Greensboror, with a focus on postcolonial Caribbean cultural theory, I began teaching at George Mason University with the composition department. I mainly teach introductory composition, with a focus on invitational argumentation... Read More →