STLinSTL 2024

How can we get students learning together, talking again?

The pandemic allowed students to hide behind screens; they don’t know, yet, how to talk to each other again– a skill vital for deep and engaged learning. We believe that listening, engaging with each other as learners, moving past a check list and efficiency model, and learning how to problem solve through disagreement are essential skills for students in today’s changing world. Changing technologies, pandemics, and echo chambers have made this need all the more evident.

In this session, we share strategies and case studies that center a variety of learning modes that effectively ask students to learn with each other. Thinking across English and Math spaces, we share ways to engage a variety of learners in the process of discovery, together. Whether using true/false questions to spark conversation, modes of silent discussion and written inquiry, or finding ways to ask students to talk about ideas together, we will share effective strategies and possibilities to ask students to engage in the relational component of the academic work.