In-class Activities
Close contact between students and their teachers has long been highly appreciated as part of teaching at CBS. Even with the introduction of blended learning, CBS will continue to be an on-campus university where students come to engage with teachers.
Where online learning offers flexibility in time and space, opportunities to support diversity in students’ learning preferences as well as new opportunities in the form of activities that engage students outside the classroom, face-to-face teaching provides the social setting for discussion, questioning and collaborative analysis and reflection.
Below you may find some inspiration for in-class activities - all of them suitable for both smaller and large classes.
Eleven activities
Leaning activities in class can be very rewarding for the students, if the activity is used in an appropriate way. A learning activity should be motivating for students and able to support their depth learning.
The following eleven learning activities (among others) appear in Kim Jesper Herrman and Anna Bager-Elsborgs book "Effektiv Holdundervisning - en håndbog for nye undervisere på universitetsniveau", from 2014.
Feel free to stop by Teaching & Learning to borrow a copy or two.
THE FOLLOWING FOUR ACTIVITIES CAN BE CARRIED OUT IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.
1. Buzz Groups
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2. Think-pair-share
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3. One-minute-paper
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4. Clear/Unclear
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THE FOLLOWING FOUR ACTIVITIES CAN BE CARRIED OUT in 5 TO 20 MINUTES.
5. Brainstorm
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6. Test
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7. Plenary Discussion
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In the video above Associative Professor Rasmus Johnsen explains how plenary discussion is imperative in any kind of teaching situation. Rasmus describes three typical things a teacher should be aware of when facilitating a plenary discussion. Rasmus argues that at a university like CBS where teaching is often decision-driven, and not fact-driven students can benefit in many ways from the plenary discussion.
8. Student Presentation
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THE FOLLOWING Three ACTIVITIES CAN BE CARRIED OUt in about 45 minutes.
The long-term activities demand a lot more student preparation and more pedagogical preparation of the teacher.
9. peer-review
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10. Matrix-groups
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11. Interview-round
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