Tell your neighbour
Overview of how to design a 'Tell your neighbour' digital learning activity to help students articulate their thoughts.
29 April 2021
About this activity
Students ‘tell their neighbour’ as a means of articulating their thoughts.
- Ask a question, give thinking time, then ask students to tell their neighbour their thoughts.
- Tell students what the new topic is and then ask them to tell their neighbour everything they know about it.
Why use it
- To buildÌýconfidence;Ìý
- To encourage reflection; To foster a sense ofÌýcommunity;ÌýÌý
- To share different perspectives on the sameÌýtopic;ÌýÌý
- To recall knowledge; To ‘test the water’.
Possibly more feasible in smaller groups or with a seminar type setting
When to use it
Depending on purpose:ÌýÌý
- at the beginning as a way to recall existing knowledgeÌý
- in the middle to clarify points or formulate questionsÌý
- at the end of the question to check understanding and outstanding pointsÌý
- as a reflective toolÌý
Digital tools that might be used
Synchronous:
- Break-out rooms (with some preparation);Ìý–
- Moodle chat;Ìý
- MS Teams meeting;Ìý
- Proximity apps
Please build in preparation time if you split students in pairs or small groups as they will need to get to know each other.
Asynchronous:
- Moodle Chat;Ìý
- MS Teams;Ìý
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- Moodle workshopÌý
Speed of set up timeÌý
1 to 30 minutesÌýdepending on resources involved and planning the structure.
Workload
Depending on resources involved and planning the structure.
- To define the activityÌý
- To prepare questionsÌý
- To establish an etiquette with the studentsÌý
This activity may become easier and more spontaneous if repeated throughout the modules/the sessions.
Other resources
- Whiteboards.
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