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Leading an effective discussion is an important and practical skill you can develop that is different from doing a presentation. 在演讲中，你是主角! 当 你领导讨论，你不是. You should speak the least and encourage everyone 其他参与者.

View AH Discussion Facilitation Rubric

你的目标包括:

1. Developing deeper understanding of the content;
2. Facilitating extended object analysis;
3. Posing productive discussion 问题;
4. Creating a legible digital presentation (where relevant);
5. Encouraging discussion amongst your peers (not just to you); and
6. 确保平等参与.

You can only achieve the above if you are prepared! 之前见过你的教授 the facilitation gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your high level of preparation which will include multiple readings of the assigned text, generating possible discussion 问题, and providing a draft presentation file.

1. Developing deeper understanding of the content
   • Ensure that your peers understand the central thesis in assigned text.
   • Help class identify how the author executed their argument (what methods or comparisons 是最有用的?).
   • Link the content to prior course material and/or topical events.
2. Facilitating extended object analysis
   • 提供视觉比较.
   • Let your peers do the analysis (do not do it for them).
3. Posing productive discussion 问题
   • Make sure they get at the main points of the text and/or object (obscure 问题 没有帮助).
   • Keep 问题 simple, short and focused (do not ask multiple 问题 in one question).
   • Consider providing hard copies of 问题 in class so that students can easily and simultaneously engage the 问题 and images of objects.
   • 不回答问题!
   • Consider dividing the class into small groups to answer 问题.
4. Creating a legible digital presentation (where relevant)
   • 提供高质量的图像(例如.g. use ArtStor; select “large” images on Google).
   • 提供身份信息.
   • Anticipate comparisons and provide those images on the same slide.
   • Consider providing color xeroxes which may be easier to see productive discussion 问题.
   • MINIMAL (hardly any) text; if you do provide text be prepared to read it out- loud, word for word (people cannot read and listen simultaneously – reading wins, so they will ignore you to read text on the slide).
   • Do not answer your 问题 on the slides!
5. Encouraging effective discussion and discussion amongst you peers (not just to you)
   • Convey your enthusiasm for the topic through preparation, voice loudness and tone, an open body pose (not arms crossed on your chest), eye contact, and engaging with the image/screen (but be sure to speak TO the room, not the screen).
   • 沉默是金. Give your peers time to think about your question; count to ten silently to make sure you’re waiting long enough. 你可以打电话给某人或重新措辞 如果没有人回答这个问题.
   • Consider asking easier (fact-based) 问题 then progressing to harder open- ended 的.
   • Encourage multiple answers/responses to the same question (“what do others think?”).
   • Make connections amongst classmates; recall something a peer said (“your point relates 到X的点...”).
   • If someone offers a comment that seems unrelated, ask them to either explain its relevance 或者以后再提.
   • Clarify if something is unclear: ask a follow-up question for further clarification or correct an obvious misunderstanding or ask the class for clarification.
   • Check in – periodically ask if people are keeping up or have 问题.
   • Highlight important points either rhetorically (“this is an important point”) or visually, 在黑板上.
   • In general, ask follow up 问题 to develop a deeper engagement with the topic “你为什么这么说??”).
   • Avoid distracting filler words (um, uh, like, you know, etc.).
6. 确保平等参与
   • Avoid calling on the same people or those who immediately raise their hands.
   • Know everyone’s names so you can easily call on people.
   • Consider documenting brainstorming sessions 在黑板上.
   • Track time to make sure you stay within your allotted amount while also including 班上的每个人.