2 Exercises to Capture Shared Learning Engaging Screenagers

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2 Exercises to Capture Shared Learning Engaging Screenagers
Have you ever had those quiet group members who you knew were Engaging Screenagers who could contribute great value?
In groups they just don’t share much at all, but you think they they could share great ideas if they could “just open” up a little?


1st Way
In the world of training we have the think-write-share exercise where individual participants think about an answer to the idea/question/application/etc., write down their ideas, and then share what they wrote with a partner.(optimal engagement)
In my classes students and participants use their mobile devices to submit their responses for this exercise.
This can be a great ice-breaker to get everyone to open up and work together. (Actually, I use this exercise several times in most every training/seminar/workshop/coaching I lead.
One problem is the participants know what they wrote and shared, but those ideas go no further.(junk engagement)
That loss is a shame as those ideas are the true value within the exercise.
Using Google Forms as eWorkbooks, you can capture those ideas, view for patterns, data mine for deeper meanings, etc.
2nd Way
Imagine, what would happen if the idea of thinking, writing, and sharing was applied over and over but with the number sharing doubling for each round?
Begin with individuals doing a think-write-share exercise using Google Forms as eWorkbooks and continue to enter in each round of this exercise.(optimal engagement)


After their sharing they submit new distinctions.
Then each pair joins another pair and the group becomes 4 participants sharing.
Again each individual records her or his new distinctions.
Again each group of 4 joins another group of 4 and now all 8 participants share, and each individual records her or his new distinctions.

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Although you could have groups of 8 join and repeat the process, at this point, I like to this is a good time to go around the room and have each group share 2-3 new “take away” distinctions from the exercise.
After the exercise you can just look at the responses on the spreadsheet and show the participants the evolution of thinking and that’s it.
Wrap-up
In the past if you wanted to see the evolution of thinking you had to audio/video record each group in each round or collect all the notes from participants, but either way, you would have to take a great deal of time to see and share the results.  
  • As the groups get larger and adds new people several dynamics change.
  • Some of the valuable points I like to share with the class about these changes are:
  • Individuals sharing (ideas/communication methods/etc.) changes a lot each round.
  • Group dynamics (speakers/listeners/leaders/sharing methods) change each round.
  • Groupthink often gets interrupted as groups get larger which leads to many surprises.
  • Leaders evolve as leaders in smaller groups often lead less in larger groups.
  • Best leaders encourage others participation and listen more before they themselves share.
Our world is becoming more and more about feedback, isn’t it important to capture and understand our own thinking processes and communication styles in groups with different sizes and different members.
BTW: Although some of these interaction behavior patterns are similar in this exercise done on-line when participants are in different locations sharing a Google Doc, other patterns are different. (I will expand on this when I’ve collected more analytics for the on-line patterns.)
DrWarren sharing research on tracking learning and engaging Screenagers in the classroom
DrWarren sharing research on tracking learning and engaging Screenagers in the classroom







Wouldn’t it be great it all educators used tools like these support learning for Engaging Screenagers?
Can’t we spread the word so around the world learners understand how they process information and act differently in different groups or contexts.
Isn’t this going to be more vital as our world becomes more and more integrated and collaboration is no longer a nice option but mandatory?

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