Discussion Facilitation Techniques for Honors Peer Educators

Abstract

In the Virginia Tech Honors College, honors peer educators are students who apply to be the sole instructors for discussion-based classes, such as first-year seminars and reading seminars, for academic credit (Smith, 2016). This research suggests that discussion-based teaching is an effective way of meeting honors students’ needs, and it describes discussion-based teaching techniques that are accessible and beneficial to honors peer educators.