Understanding Classroom Interaction | PennX on edX | Course About Video

Students will learn about, critique, and practice methods for analyzing interaction in classrooms, developing tools to build more engaged, effective, and equitable classroom communication.

ABOUT THIS COURSE
Students will learn about, critique, and practice methods for analyzing interaction in classrooms, developing tools to build more engaged, effective, and equitable classroom communication.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
You’ll explore student engagement strategies including how to identify and analyze:

turn-taking patterns and their function
question types and their effects on classroom talk
the role of intonation, gesture and other subtle cues on interaction
types and functions of classroom storytelling
types of class participation and their effects