From the strategies that are applicable the Harvard speaker mentioned the following: "anything you can do to bring students into the discussion that is what makes for an effective response". In other words if a student can actively engage in conversations with their peers they have an active discussion that brings about the learning process to flourish. He also stated the three main types of question characteristics and how to make them effective.
Open questions- They're broad wide-open. Good to start a discussion.
Closed questions- Has Bob cheddar job been filled? Use the close-ended questions to change the focus or direction of the discussion
Personal questions (hard to use because these questions intensify/cool subjects)
1. Tom what do you think is the best method? Diana why do you think Tom is right? these questions put the person the spot light and thereby intensify the heat.
2. To cool down a discussion use abstract thought as in, what are is the underlying theme of the story line?
