# Toolbox: Methods in live sessions

### Activating methods

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="161.25"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Think-Pair-Share</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Cooperative learning, introduction, review, brainstorming, etc.</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Think individually and gather your thoughts</li><li>Discuss in pairs/groups</li><li>Presentation of ideas/results from small groups in class</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>"Glückstopf"</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Introduction, review of knowledge and skills </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Show key terms</li><li>Randomly select participants to explain the terms</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Worldcafé</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Cooperative learning, discussion, and reflection </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>One table with paper and pens per topic</li><li>Each table is assigned a host who introduces the topic to the groups in turn</li><li>The results of each group are presented to the next group</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Flashlight</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Getting acquainted, introduction to the topic </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Topic is announced</li><li>Brief comment (verbally/in writing in the chat or on the whiteboard) from each participant</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Whiteboard</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Identify and activate prior knowledge </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>State the topic and task</li><li>Share the prepared, structured whiteboard</li><li>Have students work on the whiteboard individually or in groups</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Breakoutrooms</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Combining social and content-based learning, acquiring, applying, and deepening knowledge </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Division into groups</li><li>Groups work on assignments, with input or assistance from the tutor</li><li>Presentation by the individual groups in the course</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Muddiest Point</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Learning success monitoring, formative assessment, feedback </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Question is written on a whiteboard or digital pinboard ("In your opinion, what was the weakest part of the event and why?")</li><li>Participants have a deadline by which they can provide feedback</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Marble Groups</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Introduction, assessing learning progress, applying and consolidating knowledge </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Question or problem that two participants discuss</li><li>Results are reported back to the whole group</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>One-Minute-Paper</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Assess learning progress, apply and consolidate knowledge, repeat and reinforce, monitor learning success, provide feedback </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>One to three questions on a digital whiteboard</li><li>Participants answer questions</li><li>Answers are discussed in class</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Peer-Feedback</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>social learning, motivation </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Develop and define criteria and rules for feedback</li><li>Assign feedback pairs</li><li>Assess the quality of the feedback</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Pro-Contra- Discussion</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Apply and deepen knowledge, discussion </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Divide participants into two groups: pros and cons</li><li>Develop arguments within the groups</li><li>Joint discussion</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Quiz</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>To gauge mood and opinion, activate participants, assess and review learning progress, promote learning, evaluate </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Prepare the survey</li><li>Open questions: sustained activation of participants</li><li>Closed questions: rapid activation, assessment of learning progress, getting to know each other</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Barcamp</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Participation, activation </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Open workshops, with the participants themselves determining the schedule and content</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Group Puzzle</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>cooperative learning </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Meet in a core group and discuss your own topic</li><li>Meet in an expert group, where the individual experts discuss different topics with each other</li><li>Meet in the core group to collect results from other discussions</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Pecha Kucha</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Apply, deepen, and filter knowledge </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Presentation by individual participants or groups</li><li>20 slides each, with 20 seconds per slide</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Mapping</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Getting to know each other</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>The moderator asks questions one after the other, e.g., about the last trip, etc.</li><li>Participants position themselves on the map.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Dance of the molecules</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Icebreaker, activation, group formation</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Participants are understood as individual atoms.</li><li>Atoms should come together based on questions or color cards, etc.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Speed Dating</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Icebreaker, activation, exchange of experiences</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Two participants exchange ideas on a topic in a breakout session.</li><li>After 5 minutes, they switch and exchange ideas with another participant.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>"Kugellager"</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Exchange, activation</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>The moderator chooses a topic.</li><li>Participants are divided into two equal groups, each forming the inner or outer circle.</li><li>After 2 minutes, the outer circle moves clockwise.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Picture Cards</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>associative introduction</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Participants should select picture cards that they associate with the topic, feedback, or something else.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Six Thinking Hats</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Exchange from different perspectives</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>The white hat: Analytical thinking, focus on facts, objective attitude</li><li>The red hat: Emotional thinking and feeling, focus on feelings and opinions, subjective attitude</li><li>The black hat: Critical thinking, risk assessment, problems, skepticism, describing criticism and fears, objective attitude</li><li>The yellow hat: Optimistic thinking, what is the best-case scenario, speculative attitude</li><li>The green hat: Creative, associative thinking, new ideas, creativity, constructive attitude</li><li>The blue hat: Organizing, moderating thinking, overview of processes, big picture attitude</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Walt Disney Methode</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Exchange from different perspectives</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Dreamer (visionary, idea generator)</li><li>Realist (implementer, doer)</li><li>Critic (quality manager, controller)</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Packing Suitcases</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Conclusion, consolidation of content</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Participants should write down on a whiteboard (representing a suitcase) what they have learned from the course.</li><li>The moderator summarizes.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>5-Finger- Feedback</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Feedback</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Thumb: "What content did I particularly like?"</li><li>Index finger: "I noticed this, and I wanted to mention it."</li><li>Middle finger: Content that the participants did not like so much.</li><li>Ring finger: Connections that can be made with the course—for example, content that is similar to what has been learned, or contexts in which the new information can be used.</li><li>Little finger: Content that was not covered sufficiently in the course and that the participants would have liked to see dealt with in more detail.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Change of Aattitude</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>To avoid long periods of sitting in online courses </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Display a figure in different poses in the corner of PowerPoint slides</li><li>Ask participants to move in accordance with the figure</li><li>Figures: <a href="https://www.ph-heidelberg.de/gefoe/forschungsprofil/bewegende-methoden.html">https://www.ph-heidelberg.de/gefoe/forschungsprofil/bewegende-methoden.html</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Thinking Tour</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Movement in the online course, brainstorming </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Participants are asked to identify aspects/factors related to a topic</li><li>Communicate the topic to participants</li><li>Participants are asked to move around the room with a sheet of paper in their hands and brainstorm for the next 5 minutes</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Walk and Talk</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Movement in the online course, cooperative learning, exchange</li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Divide participants into pairs</li><li>Pairs exchange phone numbers</li><li>Set a specific time for participants to exchange information and walk during that time</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Future Discussion</strong></td><td><p><strong>Objective</strong>: </p><ul><li>Exchange ideas, deepen knowledge </li></ul><p><strong>Procedure</strong>:</p><ul><li>Divide participants into groups: red = fearful, black = skeptical, gold = optimistic</li><li>The topic is considered from each perspective and arguments are prepared for each role</li><li>Introductory statements from each group</li><li>Group discussion</li><li>Derivation of recommendations or a shared vision for the future</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Ressources

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