DISCUSSIONS - FACE-TO-FACE
Discussions: Online and Face-to-Face.
Faculty Forum workshop, November 18, 2003.
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/Faculty/citl/articles/docs/
notes_discussions_11-18-03.pdf 
Getting Students involved in the Classroom
Bergquist, W.H. & Phillips, S.R. (1975). A Handbook for
Faculty Development. Cornell University.
http://www.clt.cornell.edu/campus/teach/faculty/Materials/
GettingStsInvolved.pdf 
A classic outline of the variables that affect student participation.
http://www.clt.cornell.edu/campus/teach/faculty/Materials/
ClassroomStructures.pdf 
A matrix describing classroom structures which encourage student
participation.
Frequently Asked Questions about Discussion
Indiana University (2001)
http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eteaching/faqdisc.html
How to Get Students to Talk in Class
Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Handouts/web/
get_students_talking.html
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Handouts/PDF/
get_students_talking.pdf 
Encouraging Class Discussion
Barbara Gross Davis, University of California, Berkeley.
http://teaching.berkeley.edu/compendium/sectionlists/
sect10.html
How Do I Generate a Good Class Discussion?
Kenneth R. Bain, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, Northwestern
University (1996)
http://president.scfte.nwu.edu/serv_online.html#G_D
Designing Effective Questions
Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Handouts/web/
asking_questions.html
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Handouts/PDF/
Master_effective_questions.pdf 
Asking Thoughtful Questions
Tom Drummond, North Seattle Community College (2001)
http://northonline.sccd.ctc.edu/eceprog/bestprac.html
Characteristics of Effective Listening
Bergquist, W.H. & Phillips, S.R. (1975). A Handbook
for Faculty Development.
Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Handouts/web/SU/
effective_listening.html
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Handouts/PDF/SU/
effective_listening.pdf
Checklist for Effective Discussion Leading
Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/teach/handbook/
chklsteffdis.html
>> See also: Active/Cooperative Learning