Great idea! I'm always looking for new ways to draw the "laid back" student into discussions. Although I have never tried placing them into groups before, I look forward to trying this for the last 2 weeks of the MOD. Another good idea that I've already started using was to have the class read the text material, and have them write their questions down on a plain sheet of paper without signing their name. I collect the questions at the beginning of class, discuss the questions, and no one is embarassed by "stupid" questions. Very enlightening course!