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Discussions as Formative Learning

March 6 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST

Diverse humans hands in a circle with various writing and communication instruments as well as doodles, formulas, maths, icons, and more expressing engaged and dynamic dialogue together.

Discussions as Formative Learning

Date: Thursday, March 6th, 2025

Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT)* / 1:00-2:30pm (ET)* / 10:00-11:30am (PT)*

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Workshop Description:

How do we move away from the post-reply-grade paradigm when we use discussions in our classrooms? In this CTEI Workshop, we will come together to reflect on our practices and roles in creating space, across modalities, for meaningful discussion that encourages diving in, working through, and generating new ideas. We will explore how discussion is a dialogic process within a class community and a formative avenue for learners on their learning journey.

Explore the following questions about discussions with us:

  • How can I make discussion activities in my class focus on the importance of social and dialogic learning?
  • What role do I play in the process of student discussions?
  • What do meaningful discussions look like in the context of a learning journey?

*This session will be 90 minutes (60-minute interactive workshop + 30 minutes optional conversation and Q&A)

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Date:
March 6
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST
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Matthew Dunleavy wearing a pink and purple polka-dot shirt under a grey blazer with red-framed glasses and a long reddish-brown beard smiling into the camera
Matthew Dunleavy

Senior Educational Developer, Faculty Excellence and Development

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Matthew Dunleavy (he/him) is an educational developer and scholarly teacher with over 9+ years’ experience. He immediately joins our CTEI from York University where he was an Educational Developer with the Teaching Commons; before entering that role, he served as the Program Director of the Online Learning and Technology Consultants (OLTC) Program at the Maple League of Universities (Acadia University; Bishop’s University; Mount Allison University; and St. Francis Xavier University). In 2022, he was awarded the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) for this work.