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  • 1.  Teaching Methods

    Posted 11-10-2009 05:58
     
    Jeanie,
     
    I have employed the "Socratic method" of asking successively approximating questions with answers to train my students to think in a functional manner about issues in the management of human talent.  Selected cases work well when properly framed and systematically processed.  I find that this Socratic method is most effective with students who respect the competence of their instructor and classmates, trust the motives of their instructor, and share with the instructor and their classmates a desire for authentic learning.  I think that learning using this process contributes much more than watching film clips of TV shows, playing business games, or lecturing a class.  But that's only me.
     
    George Graen
    Professor, Psychology, UIUC (Ret.)
    /jag


  • 2.  Teaching Methods

    Posted 11-10-2009 06:37
    George-
    Thank you for your post. I'm on the same page. Even my graduate students want me to "tell" them the "right" answer. There's no better method for developing critical thinking (and for that matter run a business) that by asking questions until all the dots connect.
    Ray

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    From: George Graen <Lmxlotus@AOL.COM>
    Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:57:46 -0500
    Subject: Teaching Methods

     
    Jeanie,
     
    I have employed the "Socratic method" of asking successively approximating questions with answers to train my students to think in a functional manner about issues in the management of human talent.  Selected cases work well when properly framed and systematically processed.  I find that this Socratic method is most effective with students who respect the competence of their instructor and classmates, trust the motives of their instructor, and share with the instructor and their classmates a desire for authentic learning.  I think that learning using this process contributes much more than watching film clips of TV shows, playing business games, or lecturing a class.  But that's only me.
     
    George Graen
    Professor, Psychology, UIUC (Ret.)
    /jag


  • 3.  Teaching Methods

    Posted 11-10-2009 07:06
    George,
     
    Please expand on "successively approximating questions with answers."
     
    Thanks.
     
    Gary

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    Subject: Teaching Methods

     
    Jeanie,
     
    I have employed the "Socratic method" of asking successively approximating questions with answers to train my students to think in a functional manner about issues in the management of human talent.  Selected cases work well when properly framed and systematically processed.  I find that this Socratic method is most effective with students who respect the competence of their instructor and classmates, trust the motives of their instructor, and share with the instructor and their classmates a desire for authentic learning.  I think that learning using this process contributes much more than watching film clips of TV shows, playing business games, or lecturing a class.  But that's only me.
     
    George Graen
    Professor, Psychology, UIUC (Ret.)
    /jag


  • 4.  Teaching Methods

    Posted 11-10-2009 09:18
    Ray,
     
    I find that we cannot improve on the old Greek. I've tried.
     
    George 
     
    \In a message dated 11/10/2009 8:03:04 A.M. Central Standard Time, ramon@RAYVENERO.COM writes:
    George-
    Thank you for your post. I'm on the same page. Even my graduate students want me to "tell" them the "right" answer. There's no better method for developing critical thinking (and for that matter run a business) that by asking questions until all the dots connect.
    Ray

    Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

    From: George Graen <Lmxlotus@AOL.COM>
    Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:57:46 -0500
    Subject: Teaching Methods

     
    Jeanie,
     
    I have employed the "Socratic method" of asking successively approximating questions with answers to train my students to think in a functional manner about issues in the management of human talent.  Selected cases work well when properly framed and systematically processed.  I find that this Socratic method is most effective with students who respect the competence of their instructor and classmates, trust the motives of their instructor, and share with the instructor and their classmates a desire for authentic learning.  I think that learning using this process contributes much more than watching film clips of TV shows, playing business games, or lecturing a class.  But that's only me.
     
    George Graen
    Professor, Psychology, UIUC (Ret.)
    /
     


  • 5.  Teaching Methods

    Posted 11-10-2009 19:12
    In a message dated 11/10/2009 6:29:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Lmxlotus@AOL.COM writes:
    asking successively approximating questions
     
    Would it be possible for you to give a short example?  It would help me to understand how that process works in a management class.
     
    Many thanks.
     
    Erwin