Scenario 3D - Pyramid


The Pyramid is used when there is a need for convergence of a large group on a shared solution for a complex problem, (i.e. one that does not have only one right solution), and usually has at least three phases. In the first phase, each student devises a solution to the problem. In the second phase, dyads or groups of three work together by comparing the individual solutions to come up with an even better one by negotiating between the individual solutions. In the subsequent phases, groups merge and participants build new “shared” solutions based on those elaborated during the previous phase, until the whole cohort of students produces a single solution progressively built on top of the pre-existing ones. A search on the web-of-science reveals that this technique is hardly used in health care staff education. However, mediating from other disciplines, one possible example is to ask students to rank, in terms of priority, a set of items (for example, all the first aid items they would advise a patient to keep at home, or prepare a list of frequently asked questions for patients and rank them in order of importance).    

Time

3 phases

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Task

Individual work to produce an artefact or solution

Artefact comparison and production of a new shared artefact

Artefact comparison and production of a shared new artefact

Team

Individual students

dyads or small groups

Progressively larger groups until whole cohort

Technology

Text editor or other productivity tool

Text editor or other productivity tool

Text editor or other productivity tool

 


FORUM. Use an online forum if you want the discussion among students to happen in asynchronous mode. Watch the following video, if you want to learn how to set up a forum. 

    

    


WEBINAR. 
Use an online webinar (basic configuration) and/or an online webinar with breakout rooms if you want the discussion among students to happen in synchronous mode. Watch the following videos, if you want to learn how to set up a webinar or a webinar with breakout rooms. 

    

    

    

    


DATABASE.
 Use the database if you want your students to share their final artefacts. Watch the following video, if you want to learn how to set up a database. 

    

   


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