Use this teaching activity when you want to know which lecture content has not yet been well-understood by the students. This gives you an impression of the predominant uncertainties and misconceptions and enables you to adapt your lecture content.
- Activity goal
- Recap / Summarize
- When
- In class
- Where
- Offline | Online
- Duration
- < 10 minutes | < 30 minutes
- Group size
- Small | Medium | Large
- Materials
Canvas, Padlet, Teams
Step-by-step plan
Step 1
In your teaching meeting, identify the best time to introduce 鈥榯he muddiest point鈥 activity. For instance, this can be after a 15-minute presentation, before the break, or at the end of the lecture.
Step 2
Ask the students to formulate a brief answer to the question 鈥淲hat do you still find really unclear?鈥.
Step 3
Have students note down their answers on paper or in an online tool.
Step 4
Scan the students鈥 answers (when the students are busy with another assignment, during the break or after the lecture).
Step 5
Identify 鈥榯he muddiest points鈥 and explain these after the break, at the start of the next lecture or in the online environment.
Consider the tools and materials mentioned here as suggestions. In many cases it鈥檚 possible to use alternative tools. Please turn to first to see which online and offline tools are available and how to apply them.
Online
- Check the manual to set up an Online Discussion Forum on Canvas at Advice for Online 美女福利电影院午夜
- Watch the video for
- You can also work with a
Tip 1
- It is easy to collect 鈥榤uddiest points鈥 offline using pieces of paper. Online tools also offer you the opportunity to save the 鈥榤uddiest points鈥 in a structured way for a longer period.
Tip 2
- An ideal moment to collect the 'muddiest points鈥 is just before a break. You can then use the break to go through the notes and use the start of the next teaching block to clarify several of the 鈥榤uddiest points鈥.
Tip 3
- This activity is also extremely suitable for giving students insight into their own learning process.
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