Here's how it works: Ask the participants to take a pen and a moderation card. Explain: "We have experienced and done a lot today. Now I'd like you to draw a conclusion. Think about what was particularly important or new for you today. How do you feel at the end of the day? What do you want to put into practice from what you have learned? What are your words for today? You can write down nouns or adjectives, content or feelings. Whatever comes to mind about the seminar. The important thing is: you are only allowed to write down three words."
The first learners will make notes quickly. Others will take a little longer. The task is deliberately open-ended. Participants can write down feelings or content. Some may form a three-word sentence. After a minute or two, ask the participants to come to the end. Explain: "Anyone who is ready can put down their pen and lean back in their chair in the after-work position." When everyone has finished, open the final round. "Our learning time is coming to an end. There are 13 of us in the room. We hear 3 words 13 times. Mr. Müller begins. You read out your words. We let them sink in for a moment. And then your neighbor, Mrs. Mayer, continues. We hear 39 words - then it's the end of the day. Here we go."
Quick feedback
The great thing about this method is that it works really quickly! And because it's so quick, everyone usually listens attentively. There's a little trick you can use to speed things up: separate the thinking and writing time from the reading time. Only open the round when all participants have written down their three words. By asking them to put their pen aside and lean back, this becomes visible. This is an elegant way of preventing individual (frequent) speakers from going too far again ...You can find more methods for concluding learning units in the two method collections "Teaching methods part 1 and part 2". Order in the Neuland Shop.
