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HOW TO:. Facilitate your own study group. Pre-Group. Take Initiative Meet with the professor about starting a group. Professors may help guide your topic choice. Be Decisive Establish time & public meeting place; let others know details. Think About It

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  1. HOW TO: Facilitate your own study group

  2. Pre-Group • Take Initiative • Meet with the professor about starting a group. • Professors may help guide your topic choice. • Be Decisive • Establish time & public meeting place; let others know details. • Think About It • If possible, could you make an announcement in class? Would the professor send a mass email to the students with study group information? Could you collect emails and then send a mass email? • How do YOU get the word out? • Create Objectives • Group must have purpose. • Use four topics/questions/concerns as a guideline. • Be Consistent • Don’t get discouraged if the group isn’t popular at first. • Keep meeting time & place consistent. • Announce the group in class every two weeks? Before tests? • Think QUALITY (of session) over QUANITITY (of attendees).

  3. During Group • Be in Charge • Be a leader early on in the group. • Lead enough to get things started, then… • Be Calm • Work together towards group objectives. • Allow for tangents. • Remember: objectives are a GUIDE, not the RULE. • What YOU Know • Draw on current knowledge. • Build on concepts that everyone grasps. • Use that information to better understand more difficult information. • What you DON’T Know • What questions do group members have? • What don’t you know? • Is that info important? • Ask? • What happens when group members conflict? Use this to move toward group consensus. • Ask professor to clarify those concepts which the group is struggling.

  4. After Group/ End of Session • What Now? • Review? Summarize? • What was covered? • Relate that to upcoming topics. • Plan another session? • Try to schedule around tests/quizzes. • Visit All-Campus Tutoring? • They may be able to help! • Visit with the professor? • Ask for clarification.

  5. “How To” Facilitate Your Own Study Group This PowerPoint presentation is the property of Northern Michigan University’s Academic & Career Advisement Center. It may not be reproduced without written consent. www.nmu.edu/acac Special thanks to Michele Woodford for her design help with this presentation.

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