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ask professor pedagogy<\/strong> is a twice monthly advice column written by 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 staff. one aspect of our mission is to cultivate dialogue about teaching and learning, so we welcome questions and concerns that arise in the classroom; particularly those from vanderbilt faculty, students, and staff. if you have a question that you’d like professor p to address, please send it to us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

dear professor pedagogy,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

some will say i shouldn\u2019t complain because instead of no one talking in my discussions sections, i have three to four students who tend to talk a lot. these students have\u00a0reflective, sometimes incisive comments – and i don’t want to discourage them – but the rest of the class\u00a0seems to zone out completely when the inner group explores a topic.\u00a0is there a way to get more of the class involved without being overly obvious? should i just accept the fact that a large majority of my discussion class has no desire to discuss anything?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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dear dominating,<\/p>\n

the thing is: you actually have two – <\/em>possibly three<\/em> – problems. you have the group of students who monopolize the discussion and you have the rest of the students who seldom or never participate. and the third problem? well, it might be you my friend – or at least the way you’re leading the discussion. it’s a good thing this is a common problem and i have strategies to help you.<\/p>\n

first, let’s discuss the monopolizers. also known as the “answering machines” in professor p’s circles. these students mean well – they’re interested, engaged, and participating after all! – but can sometimes become long-winded and cut others off. you can:<\/p>\n