Assignment:
After you introduce ideation in class, ask your students to spend a few days brainstorming problems and possible solutions. Then, ask them to post one of their ideas along with details about that idea to your hub. Give them a due date that leaves at least one day between the post and the next time the class meets. For the second part of the assignment, ask your students to post responses (either brainstorms or questions) to at least three of their peers’ ideas.
Summary:
- All students post an idea they’re considering developing
- All students respond to at least three of their peers’ posts
Note: Deadlines for the assignment should be structured such that all ideas are posted by a date that allows students to enough time to respond before the next class meeting.
Objective(s):
- Push all students to brainstorm and articulate their ideas while applying more thought and rigor than they might if they were giving an off-the-cuff oral presentation
- Bring more voices into the conversation than might be possible if the discussion were limited to class time alone
- Provide instructors with the opportunity to review students’ ideas ahead of class time, giving them a chance to tailor the class according to what they see
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