Examples

Harkness Table discussions

    Here is an example of the Harness Table discussion in action within an English classroom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rPbLcJNc-8

In this video, the students are the ones at work, and the teacher merely observes them in action. The round table discussion setting forces students to share and think, shifting the focus from teacher to students.

Peer learning centers

    In this video on peer-to-peer learning, students work in small groups. They learn from each other and are prompted by the teacher to think further.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nRzn7b6B-M

    This TEDx talk is a great, inspirational view on peer-to-peer learning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGEN8-O18_0

Bodo Hoenen explains how children learn on their own if they are given a task that they need to accomplish. Students may start doing this in peer groups before becoming more autonomous and moving to more independence in their thinking and problem-solving.

References:

(2013). Facilitating Peer-to-Peer Learning. YouTube. Retrieved May 1, 2016, from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nRzn7b6B-M.

(2012). Harkness in English. YouTube. Retrieved May 1, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com

/watch?v=1rPbLcJNc-8.

Hoenen, B. (2015). Self Directed, Peer-to-peer Learning Can Teach the World. YouTube.

Retrieved May 1, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGEN8-O18_0.