David McIntyre

What do you think of reverse scaffolding as a learning / retention tool? What I mean is, instead of giving the students a temporary structured outline of an important government policy paper, have them create an outline of their own - then compare their scaffolds in class to see if everyone agrees on the most critical issues in the paper. I have tried this technique with some success by having students create an outline (sometimes on a PPT slide) of the national security strategy, or a speech by the Secretary of Homeland Security. I find it much more effective for… >>>