Group Observation Report

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On Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 the group leader facilitation had begun in tutorial. My job was to facilitate an intellectual discussion based on the questions from McNeil and Zinn. First I started off by asking my group members what they really thought about the readings and if they had found them useful. After that I moved on to the questions where I got a lot of responses. The question about the significance of the Columbus story raised a very interesting discussion in my group. We all seemed to agree with Zinn that Columbus was a monster. We all talked about the notion of “other” and how Aboriginals began to be seen as this. One of my group members made a good point about what Columbus did centuries ago continues to happen today. Those with dominant power will always have control of the weaker and less privilege in society. …show more content…

It also allows students to understand the material better. In addition to that it is beneficial because it helped all of us think about the essay topics and a lot of us agreed that we wanted to do the first question. However, what I thought was the most beneficial part about this activity was listening to one another. Listening to one another allows one to learn more. It can also contribute to listening skills for example in lectures. The only thing that does not work for this activity is if students do not do the reading. It makes it hard for the facilitator because not everyone participates and some students feel like they are lost. What would have been good would be to discuss these questions as a class after the activity. This would allow more opinions to be made and more debates. Overall, the group leader assignment is a good use of time and the smaller groups allow students to talk more. It is a good activity because it will prepare not just me, but the other students for the exam, the essay and any other

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