Suggestion 4. Invite guest speakers with differing viewpoints

IF YOU WANT TO:

• Discuss points of view other than your own

• Vary the format of your presentation

Inviting guest speakers whose viewpoints differ from your own.

A professor of education makes a point of doing this in his courses so that students are exposed to a variety of positions. "I want them to understand what the different points of view are, and one of the best ways I have found to do that is to invite a colleague or practitioner, whom I know to be an adherent of each view, to make a presentation to the class."

See also suggestion 150 for tips on the most effective ways to use guest speakers in the course.

Limitations on Use of Suggestion

  Discipline:  Subjects with opposing views
Course Level:  None
 Course Size:  None
        Mode:  None

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