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Pedagogical competence in higher education

Evaluation and reflection

3–2–1

Goal: summary, reflection
Length: 5–10 minutes
Group size: individual activity
Materials: pen and paper

Online adaption:
Set up a whiteboard for topics and questions. Small group discussions can take place in the breakout rooms.

External links:

Teacher toolkit: 3–2–1 (video 1:19 min)

Instructions:

  1. Ask students to write down the following:
    • Three things they learned during the class.
    • Two things they found interesting.
    • One question they still have.
  2. Answer the questions or ask students to discuss them in small groups.

Let’s bounce around!

Goal: reflection
Length: 5–10 minutes
Group size: any
Materials: a throwable object

Preparations:
Choose an object that can be thrown between students.

Online adaption:
Instead of throwing an object, ask students to call out a peer’s name to pass the turn. Alternatively, the facilitator can assign turns by going through the entire list of participants.

Instructions:

  1. Students spread out around the classroom.
  2. Throw the object to a student. Ask this student to share their most valuable insight or idea from the class.
  3. After answering, the student throws the object to someone else. Continue until everyone has had a turn. To keep the activity short and fast-paced, set a time limit for responses.