Hi Karen! Thanks for your response. You have provided an excellent example of engaging students during a lecture or presentation. Having a student provide an example, or informally paraphrase your points, changes the pace and stimulus in the classroom and is an example of an active learning technique. I have also used the "press conference" concept where three or four students are chosen to be the experts on the "press panel" (students rotate being on the panel). There job is to listen and watch, take summary notes on the lecture, and then each ask me a thought-provoking question about the topic. It too changes the focus of the classroom and draws students into the content. It can also clarify information. Sometimes they are asked in return to provide an example of how the topic could be immediately applied to their workplaces...all good takeaways from the class, though I have not used them all the time. Jay Hollowell ED106 Facilitator