Learning New Things

I've been spending the past couple of days at strategic planning training for the university. While the main focus is a basic SWOT analysis, the method of implementation has been interesting. There is a lot of individual contributions, even though we're in a fairly large group of 40+. Providing input has felt easy, which is a credit to the trainer Pat Sanaghan.  In fact, I have learned several techniques that I will likely try in my classes to increase student participation.  Anything to get students motivated and talking is at least worth a shot!