Group Work
If more than ____ attendees are present in an SI session, the SI Leader is required to do group work.
2
What is an example of an activity you can do at the end of your session to make sure that they understood the content covered in the session? [multiple correct answers]
Have the attendees summarize what was covered OR have them share one thing they learned in the session
When does an SI Leader need to praise their attendee's answers?
All the time, regardless of whether or not the answer is correct!
When should the SI Leader ask open-ended questions?
90% of the time
True or false? The notes you took for your SI class are considered baseline.
False
When SI Mentors score groupwork, what two key elements are they looking for in order for an activity to be considered groupwork?
1. The SI Leader takes a clear step back
2. The attendees are working together
How can you check for understanding when two attendees come up with different answers for the same question? [2 possible answers]
2. Check baseline
Why are SI Leaders not allowed to praise attendee answers with "perfect"?
Perfect is an indicative praise that indicates a level of correctness.
What should you do if your attendee gives an answer that is correct, but is missing some of the information you were looking for?
Redirect again!
OR Redirect to baseline
Name three forms of baseline [multiple correct answers].
Name at least two reasons why it's important to bring your groups back together for discussion after your activity is concluded.
1. Explaining content to other attendee is a great way to learn
2. Doing this helps make sure all of your attendees are on the same page
3. If your groups covered the same content or problem, it allows them to compare answers
One of your attendees has provided an answer to your question. What is a quick closed-ended question you can ask to determine if the other attendees are following along with the session?
"Do we all agree?"
Why is it important to praise all answers, regardless of whether or not they are correct? [2 possible answers]
1. It encourages participation!
2. It emphasizes the effort, not whether an answer is correct
Some SI Leaders have a habit of hyper-focusing on whichever attendee is the most talkative. What are some strategies you can use to make sure all attendees are actively involved in the group discussion? [multiple correct answers]
1. Call attendees by their names.
2. "Does someone else want to respond to that one who hasn't talked yet? It's okay if you're not sure. We just need an attempt to move forward."
3. Utilize a popcorn-style discussion where everyone has to talk at least once
4. Ask low-stakes questions to encourage participation
5. [Zoom] encourage use of the chat feature.
In a Zoom session, why is it important to have the attendees pull up the baseline themselves whenever possible, rather than having the SI Leader pull it up for them?
Making the attendees pull up the information themselves helps the SI Leader avoid relecturing and forces the attendees to actually look at the material themselves.