Example Scenarios - Creating Activities

What should be included in the 4 hour sessions?

• Group activities

• Research activity

• Class discussion

• Gamification - knowledge check

• Assessment tasks

• Presentations

• Real world context

Some of these suggestions may very well overlap with each other. As an example a group presentation after researching a topic could be considered within 3 of these categories. These are ideas to help the process of module and activity creation within the LC block model. 

Group Activities

Examples within block teaching: 

• Developing a pitch for a potential client. 

• Poster presentation

• Creation of content / quizzes for other groups to attempt

Research Activity

Examples within block teaching: 

• Mini literature review

• Creation of theoretical summary. 

• Transposition of journal article into another form

Class Discussion / Debate

Examples within block teaching: 

• Create for and against position statements the students need to debate

• Discussion of case studies

• Consider the theory and how it compares to any real experiences

Gamification - Knowledge Check

Examples within block teaching: 

• Individual quiz (Kahoot/Nearpod/Vevox) to check understanding or pre-existing knowledge

• Group quiz. Working in teams they have to research the answers (set questions well above the level expected)

• Students create quiz questions and test fellow students

Assessment Task

Examples within block teaching: 

• Research and writing elements in class

• Creating real world scenarios that need to be undertaken (Presentation, Pitch, Group effort, problem solving an issue in a time limit).

• Reflective tasks and written pieces regarding the other class activities. Reflective journal looking at personal standing before the taught material, then expansion of that at the end of the module.

Presentations

Examples within block teaching: 

• Group work/research put together in the space of the first 2 hours of a session then presented during the 2nd half of a session

• Individual Pecha Kucha (lightning talks) around a theme or interest

• Poster presentations, Create displays for (real or fictional) event.

Real World Context

Examples within block teaching: 

• Work with local businesses to help solve a problem (this could be something that the business has found in the past but is offering as an example, it could be a live, time sensitive problem). 

• Divide the class into groups and each represents a part of the problem. In business for example supply chain management. In computing, creating an object but teams have certain areas that then need to be put together later. 

• Case Studies, drip feed scenarios that allows for decision making to be demonstrated