Teacher for A Day
Reverse the roles in the classroom by granting students the space to share their expertise with their peers.
Why Create this Learning Experience
In this activity, students take the lead by teaching the class. This activity is a great option for student-choice. There’s also an component to build connections among peers.
To foster an interactive and engaging activity be sure to clearly articulate the expectations and establish parameters within the prompt. See the additional considerations on how to appropriately use this activity.
Prompt
Assessment Type: Graded
Recommended Learning Tool: Discussion Forum
Learning Domain: A robust online course will incorporate a variety of learning domains to support students’ achievement of the course outcomes. This activity is best suited for a Mid to High cognitive function.
If you are actively collaborating with a designer, please direct them to this resource if you are interested in utilizing this learning experience. It can be applied or adapted to your online course.
Additional Considerations
Consider the following recommendations to execute this activity effectively:
- It is recommended to start with a smaller topic for undergraduate-level courses so students can practice the technique. Graduate-level courses can employ advance topics.
- Clearly articulate activity instructions and expectations, such as purpose, context, collaboration methods, submission format, deadlines, netiquette, model submission examples.
- Consider a rubric to provide students with directions and how their submission(s) will be evaluated.