Buzz sessions

I thought the idea of "buzz sessions" (chapter 11 - p 210-11) was pretty interesting. Essentially it is like a large brainstorming session, or an interactive version of an idea web graphic. If you have a large group with a lot of different ideas, you break off into smaller groups, and all the groups give a small presentation on their ideas of solving the problem. I thought this was interesting because, first and foremost, it seems like this is what we do in school a lot. With a group of 30 or so students, this is a great way to present topics that do not need in-depth lecturing, or topics that deserve more discussion. I think this is a great way to cover a lot of topics and ideas, but it's also a great way to keep things fresh and moving, as well as to present different views and facilitate new ways of learning. Another great benefit of buzz sessions is that it offers us insight into how group interaction is facilitated in different forms and how we choose roles of leadership, etc (basically, everything we have been learning about in this course!).