Transcript HOW TO: FACILITATE YOUR OWN STUDY GROUP Pre-Group o Take Initiative   Meet with the professor about starting a group. Professors may help guide your topic choice. o Be.

HOW TO:
FACILITATE YOUR
OWN STUDY GROUP
Pre-Group
o Take Initiative
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Meet with the professor about starting a
group.
Professors may help guide your topic
choice.
o Be Decisive
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Establish time & public meeting place;
let others know details.
o Think About It
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If possible, could you make an
announcement in class? Would the
professor send a mass email to the
students with study group information?
Could you collect emails and then send
a mass email?
How do YOU get the word out?
o Create Objectives
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Group must have purpose.
Use four topics/questions/concerns as
a guideline.
o Be Consistent
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Don’t get discouraged if the group isn’t
popular at first.
Keep meeting time & place consistent.
Announce the group in class every two
weeks? Before tests?
Think QUALITY (of session) over
QUANITITY (of attendees).
During Group
 Be in Charge
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Be a leader early on in the group.
Lead enough to get things started,
then…
 Be Calm
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Work together towards group
objectives.
Allow for tangents.
Remember: objectives are a GUIDE,
not the RULE.
 What YOU Know
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Draw on current knowledge.
Build on concepts that everyone
grasps.
Use that information to better
understand more difficult information.
 What you DON’T Know
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What questions do group members have?
What don’t you know?
Is that info important?
 Ask?
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What happens when group members
conflict? Use this to move toward group
consensus.
Ask professor to clarify those concepts
which the group is struggling.
After Group/ End of Session
 What Now?
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Review? Summarize?
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Plan another session?
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Try to schedule around tests/quizzes.
Visit All-Campus Tutoring?
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What was covered?
Relate that to upcoming topics.
They may be able to help!
Visit with the professor?
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Ask for clarification.
“How To” Facilitate Your Own
Study Group
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