3 steps to follow

In this course we suggest to use the FISh model in the collaborative work in the groups. Of course other methods can be used if the group agrees to. For each topic the model helps us go about three different steps (see below)

Step 1: Focus

We start off each topic by focusing on the topic and the scenario:

What do we see? How do we understand what we see? Do we have different agnles? Views?
What do we need to find out more about? What do we not know? What are we curious about?
The specify issues for investigation or even intented learning outcomes for the topic at hand.

Step 2: Investigate:

Decide how we are going to find our answers.
Who will do what? When? Set dates?
Then: What main findings do we see?

Step 3: Share

Present findings within our group
Decide what we want to share with the whole course
Discuss how we can provide feedback to other groups
Individual learning reflection about this topic

Document the FISh process

Decide a documenting method that works for your group. You can copy this text as a template and use in a separate document for each topic:

Topic: ……………..

Scenario: (paste scenario below)

Focus
- …………….
- …………….
Investigate
- …………….
- …………….
Share
- …………….
- …………….
Reflect
- …………….
- …………….

Fish model

FISh model is used to help collaborative group work

Learn more about the FISh model
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Topic activity

Share your findings with your peers

Reflect on the topic

When a topic has ended and the group is about to start a new FISh iteration, it is good to start off that topic by reflecting on the previous:

What worked well? What do we want to keep on doing?
What need improvement?
Do we work as we agreed earlier? Why/why not?