Discussions are a great way for participants to talk through what they have been learning, share their own experiences and explore how learning can be applied. In fact, we believe some of the most valuable learning comes from discussion, where the group can teach and learn from each other. Consider adding the Group Discussion activity after other interactive activities, as they can offer good prompts to talk about. Also, be careful about not making discussions too short either—sometimes the entire group wants to share. We recommend timing longer than you think—the group could always skip ahead if silence befalls them.
How to add a discussion:
Add a “Discussion” activity to your desired section
Add a headline and description to prompt the group. We also recommend uploading an “Audio introduction” that supports the text on screen. Audio intros play at the beginning of the discussion.
Choose your desired time. A good baseline to start for a meaty discussion is ~1 min per person in the group.
Choose your atmosphere: an image that displays on screen and background audio that plays during the discussion. Note: if you are following a discussion after an activity, you may have a setting to toggle: “Use previous responses”. This will replace any background image and show the responses from the previous responses.
Complex discussion? Add an optional “Audio tip” to give participants an extra prompt to provoke more discussion.
When to use discussions:
Following an activity to allow participants to share what they wrote down or perspectives
Following a video to allow participants to engage with the content more deeply and explore the learning application within their context
At the beginning of a section to allow participants to share their own thoughts about a topic
Reporting:
There is no data collected from participants during discussions.