Instructional+Strategies

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Marvin's Model Closure Activity
 * Purpose - To facilitate rapid communication about a topic at hand among a large group of people, or to get many points of view in play quickly without engaging in dialogue. This can be used as an opener or for closure
 * Steps
 * Break a large group into smaller subgroups.
 * The facilitator ask a question(s) and gives the whole group 30 seconds to think of a response.
 * Each member of the subgroup answers quickly in turn.
 * As each member speaks, the others listen silently. No one responds to anyone else's answer.
 * The facilitator debriefs the group.
 * Facilitation Tips
 * It's o.k. for participants to pass
 * Uses
 * Use as an opener
 * Use after a speaker, reading or class discussion