1.
PROMOTING PEER-TO-PEER
TEACHING
ON AND OFFLINE
M. H. BEALS
@MHBEALS
M.H.BEALS@LBORO.AC.UK
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

2.
WHY A SEMINAR?
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• CLARIFY LECTURE AND READING MATERIAL
• DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING THROUGH
PRESENTATIONS
• DEVELOP ANALYSIS THROUGH DISCUSSION
• MODEL COMPLEX METHODOLOGIES
• SHARPEN ARGUMENTS THROUGH DEBATE
• ENCOURAGE COLLEGIALITY

3.
THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
• THE TWEED JACKET AND LEATHER
PATCHES
• EXPERT, FACILITATOR, COLLEAGUE
• NOMENCLATURE
• THE SPEAKING STICK (AND OTHER
MYTHS)
• MATURE AND INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
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4.
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
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5.
TIME TRIALS
HOW WOULD YOU TEACH THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF MATERIAL?
A VISUAL PRIMARY SOURCE
AN EVIDENCE-HEAVY JOURNAL ARTICLE (ASSIGNED THE WEEK BEFORE)
A CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC WITH MODERN RESONANCE
A SHORT TEXTUAL PRIMARY SOURCE
FEEDFORWARD REGARDING AN UPCOMING ASSESSMENT

6.
DISCUSSION
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7.
ONLINE HISTORIOGRAPHY BLOGS
• ENCOURAGE ACTIVE READING
• ENGAGE IN REGULAR ANALYTICAL WRITING
• INFORMAL FEEDBACK
• PEER-TO-PEER DISCUSSIONS AND COLLABORATION
• “A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME…”
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8.
PEER-TO-PEER WRITING
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• READING EACH OTHER’S WRITING
• EXPLORING DIFFERENCES AND
SIMILARITIES
• SHARING QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
• SPOTTING NON-SEQUITURS AND
NARRATIVE
• REACTIVE FACILITATORS
• CHOOSE GROUPS WISELY
• REGULARITY VS PRESSURE

9.
DISCUSSION
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