Discussion: Activity Recommendations

A facilitator is recommended for this activity. It is not recommended as a self-guided activity.

This is not something that everyone has been trained to think about. Faculty often have difficulty developing researchable questions.

A facilitator skilled in writing researchable questions needs to guide this process and participate in the discussion. As participants have difficulty, the “expert” can provide suggestions and guidance.

At the very least an expert or facilitator should review the questions at the end of the discussion to provide constructive feedback to participants prior to their use of the questions for research.

If participants are expected to try and research some of the questions developed in this activity, they need to understand very clearly how to go about framing each question so that they have a doable project.