Not to go all Drama of the Gifted Child, but I’m feeling decidedly inadequate about posting after reading entries from people like Keally, Laura, and Jack. They seem so professional, and I feel so amateurish. On the plus side, I… Read More »
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Recruiting for Public Discussions: Use Groups, Don’t Create Them
It’s time to declare individual recruiting a dead-end approach. The results of upwards of 60 IF public discussions are clear: group-based recruiting is superior. Whether thought of in terms of “’efficiency” or “sustainability,” its advantages over individual recruiting are now… Read More »
Posted in Perspectives Tagged challenges, conversations, participation, Public Discussions, recruiting Comments closed
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Exploration, Development, and Debate
One of the primary tasks of an IF facilitator is to ensure that his panels’ discussions keep to the task of exploring and developing possibilities, and do not degenerate into debates. But isn’t debating the validity and utility of ideas… Read More »
Posted in Perspectives Tagged discussion process, facilitation, reasoning skills Comments closed
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Confessions of a Failed IF Blogger…
Hi folks,
I’ve been behind the rest of you all semester, both at IF’ing in class and at blogging online. The official reasons are that Berea didn’t start spring term till Feb 8 (we had a one-month J-term), and I… Read More »
Practical Tips for Citizen Discussion of Possibilities: Part III-Managing and Wrapping Up a Discussion
Two previous installments in this practical tips series have attempted to glean wisdom from the facilitators who have led dozens of discussions on IF reports. We have looked at some of the issues involved in putting behinds in the seats… Read More »
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Citizen Discussions FAQs
Numerous questions have arisen regarding the nuts and bolts of planning for and then conducting a citizen discussion. Theses discussion can seem rather daunting, particularly if engaging in community discussions is outside of your experiential range. So far, Jack has… Read More »
Integrating Course Content?
For those of you teaching an IF sponsored course this spring, your third blog post should share some of your thinking about and experiences with integrating your course content into a student-centered discussion class. You might find it helpful to… Read More »
What Roles Do “Specialists” Play in IF Project Discussions?
Discussion Projects are one of our core activities in the Interactivity Foundation. In these projects we use two parallel discussion groups or panels. These panels run independently of each other for most of the project. One panel is made up… Read More »
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