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Didactic speed dating

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Dipl.- Berufspädagogin Julia Caroline Just (Basic School)
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The challenge of teaching

The exchange of learning outcomes is necessary in introductory, development, result control and seminar conclusion and feedback scenarios.

Goals of your practical example

The "didactic speed dating" is a flexible and co-operative teaching/learning method and is suitable for the general activation and reactivation of theoretical knowledge contexts and job-specific experience.

Prerequisites for implementation

  • Create free space
  • Plan rows of chairs facing each other for up to 6 people per row
  • Provide materials and visualise impulse questions and work instructions to ensure better comprehensibility/clarity

Procedure

Procedure

1st phase
The course is divided into several groups of 6 to a maximum of 12 people per group. Two students sit opposite each other and look at each other. Small groups save time. It is possible to run several groups in parallel. Important: Group size should always be an even number.
2nd phase
Explanation of the method with objectives and tasks and, if necessary, conditioning to the whistling tone or singing bowl sound.
3rd phase
From "whistle" 2.5 min exchange with the partner sitting opposite on the impulse questions, change/rotation to the right after "whistle" until everyone has spoken to each other.
4th phase
At the signal, everyone rotates to the seat next to them (moving on to the next chair).
5th phase
The lecturer obtains (mood) feedback from the students on how they are doing now and how they have dealt with the method. On this basis, the setting for future speed dating sessions can be improved and any unanswered questions or comprehension problems that have become apparent can be clarified.

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Possible example impulse questions in seminar and beginning-of-semester scenarios for communicative dialogue with others could be as follows:

  • Introduce yourself to the other person by name and origin!
  • What previous professional experience do you have in the specialised field or area of expertise from previous training or internships?
  • What is your motivation for taking the course/programme?
  • What are your expectations regarding the seminar?
  • What are you prepared to bring to the seminar in terms of behaviour or cooperation so that a good and productive working atmosphere is possible?
  • What knowledge and skills do you bring with you from your life and previous education?

Learning successes

Advanced students can make good use of the method in teamwork processes and in self-organised learning in order to compare work results with each other. The method is also suitable for reactivating and repeating previously learnt knowledge or as an introduction to new subject areas. Existing knowledge can be reactivated, verbalised and developed. The activated or exchanged knowledge can be queried and visualised on a flipchart or blackboard in order to build on it.

Material for the practical example

  • Open space with 3 to max. 6 pairs of chairs, each looking at the other
  • Whistle, meditation bowl, rattle
  • Flipchart with impulse questions to be worked through systematically/specific work instructions, flipchart pen (one flipchart per task/pulse)

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