Some ways to nurture Negotiated Learning

• establish ground-rules (wall-chart or OHT or circular)
• check students’ understanding regularly
• check regularly that the session is proceeding as the group has asked through frequent opportunities for suggestions, and in as many different ways as possible, so that all students gradually feel comfortable with being involved in making decisions


• set time aside for each student to keep a personal (confidential) journal:
  • what I want out of this subject (in first session & can be added to at any time)
    
  • what I have learned to-day (in last 5 minutes of each session)
• refer back to the outcomes of the module regularly, for students to check how they feel they are progressing
• In the final session, you can also ask students to write:
  • what I learned from this subject
  • what I still want to learn
  • how I will set out to achieve these personal study goals
• have a suggestion box/envelope/wall-chart clearly available during each session
• chat to shyer members of the group during breaks
• keep a record of suggestions. & make them available to the class for consideration & updating