Lecture Breakers cover image

Lecture Breakers

145: How to Use the Pass the Problem Activity to Engage Students and Improve Learning

Nov 21, 2023
Learn how to use the 'Pass the Problem' activity to engage students and improve learning by promoting collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Discover how this activity can address complex issues, enhance student engagement, and create small groups for discussion. Explore the benefits of the 'Pass the Problem' activity as a collaborative learning activity and gain tips for facilitation and organization. Find out how to utilize the activity with exam questions or complex problems, and how it can be applied in faculty meetings for brainstorming.
24:42

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

  • Pass the Problem activity promotes collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in students.
  • Pass the Problem activity facilitates in-depth conversations and encourages creative problem-solving through multiple rounds of responses.

Deep dives

Benefits of the Pass the Problem Activity

The Pass the Problem activity places students at the center of the learning experience, leveraging their prior knowledge and experience. It challenges students to address complex issues from multiple perspectives and encourages them to apply course content. It also allows for all voices to be heard and promotes the generation of multiple solutions to a problem.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode