Four ideas for jump-starting group discussion

The other day I was racking my brain trying to come up with a fresh idea for small group discussion of a primary research article. I’ve tried several different approaches:
1. Jigsaw discussions: This is where you break the class into groups (let’s say four groups of four or five groups of five) and have each group discuss one aspect of the readings or topic for the day.

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