This document discusses the listening team technique for active learning. It begins by defining active learning as requiring deeper planning than traditional lectures and involving opportunities for students to talk, write, read and reflect on course content. It then explains the listening team technique, where students are broken into groups and each member is assigned a role like questioner, giver, agrees or disagrees. As they listen to a lecture or video, they think of examples, questions and areas of agreement/disagreement. After, they meet to share ideas and finalize contributions to share with the class. The document notes advantages like encouraging focus, an informal setting, and solidifying knowledge. It also lists limitations such as potential time consumption,

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Listening Team
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2. Listening Team
Listening Team
LearningPercent
When student having enough time to have interaction with
lesson subject, at that time Active Learning can happen. (not
just seeing and hearing)
After each teaching we
expect for arriving to
Learning
After each teaching we
expect for arriving to
Learning
Learning

3. Active Learning(Tips(
Active learning requires deeper planning
than simply leading students through a
classroom behavior.
Active learning involves providing opportunities
for students to meaningfully talk and listen,
write, read, and reflect on the content, ideas,
issues, and concerns of an academic subject.
(Meyers & Jones, 1993, p. 6)

4. Active Learning(Tips(
Actually with using the methods of teaching which
students reach to active learning we help them for
memorizing the information in their long-term
memories.
Actually with using the methods of teaching which
students reach to active learning we help them for
memorizing the information in their long-term
memories.

5. Listening Team is a technique that it deals
with not just listening…
Listening Team
There are taking notes, asking questions
and summarize at result of revolving
students with teaching issue and materials
A kind of teaching methods

6. How to Set up the team
(Roles(
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Questioner:
Gives examples or applications of
key concepts.
Questioner:
Gives examples or applications of
key concepts.
Givers:
After the presentation, give an
example from your
own experience.
Givers:
After the presentation, give an
example from your
own experience.
Agrees:
After the
presentation, be ready
to tell one point you
agree with (or find
helpful) and explain
why
Agrees:
After the
presentation, be ready
to tell one point you
agree with (or find
helpful) and explain
why
Disagrees:
After the presentation, comment on one point you
disagree with (or find unhelpful) and explain why
Disagrees:
After the presentation, comment on one point you
disagree with (or find unhelpful) and explain why

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How to Set up the team
(Roles( rotate the tasks around the groups

8. -While listening to the lecture or video, think of examples,
questions, and areas of disagreement and agreement.
-After the presentation, meet as a group for 5-10 minutes to
share ideas and finalize your contributions.
- Groups will share examples and ask clearly questions of
the professor or other groups to solidify their understanding
of the key concepts.
Assignments
Mel Silberman, 1996. Active Learning: 101 Strategies to Teach Any Subject
Once you have the teams set up, give themOnce you have the teams set up, give them
their assignment:their assignment:

9. They also provide opportunities for questioning and group
discussion
Advantages
“Listening teams” is a simple idea that encourages students to
keep focusing
There is an informal situation
Members of groups do solidify their information that they realized
Getting rid of noisy students due to their turns

10. Can be time consuming
Limitations
Group members must be quite knowledgeable about subject
The team may not represent
The team may not exactly reflect the views
It doesn’t completely deal with doing and Active Learning

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Marchese (1998) says
“Active learning has the ring of a slogan;
passive learning is an oxymoron.”
Antonym