The unbearable lightness of free discussion
Posted in participation on May 29th, 2008 1 Comment »
This post is associated with my earlier post on compulsory vs. voluntary participation.
We often hear teachers say, “I want students to have free discussion, to articulate whatever they want to say through online forum or the like.” At first glance, this senses perfectly fine. Students are give a lot of freedom and control; they are [...]