East-West Uploading

This method is about making one aware of the knowledge. Ideally, this method should be applied in the classroom. The person who is sitting in the position furthest east starts a dialogue with the individual seated furthest west. They discuss their prior knowledge on a given topic. In a second step, the new knowledge is written down on a sheet of paper, and this way, they benefit mutually from one another’s know-how.

Organisation

  • Dauer
    Short (up to 30 minutes)
  • Schwierigkeit
    Simple
  • Gruppengrösse
    2 bis 100 Personen

Diese Methode kann online durchgeführt werden.

Genaue Beschreibung

This method is about making one aware of the knowledge. Ideally, this method should be applied in the classroom. The person who is sitting in the position furthest east starts a dialogue with the individual seated furthest west. They discuss their prior knowledge on a given topic. In a second step, the new knowledge is written down on a sheet of paper, and this way, they benefit mutually from one another’s know-how.

 

Duration of discussion: Three minutes

Duration of note-taking: Two minutes

 

Vorbereitung

All you need for this method is a pen and paper; alternatively, you can take notes on a flipchart.

 

Online: make sure there are private meeting rooms, or alternatively moderate the plenum talk in a way that the dialogs are possible.

Durchführung

Duration of discussion: Three minutes

Duration of note-taking: Two minutes

Tipps aus der Praxis

A powerful method. Work should be concentrated in pairs without looking at what others do.

Materialliste

  • Paper

Referenzen

This method was created by:

 

Valentin Krasniqi

Lukas Bieri

Daniel Burri

Damir Hodzic

Sandro Suter


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