What is an “Experts committee”?
A work
technique in which a group of students discuss as experts (Each one specialize in some aspect
of the issue) an issue in dialogue or conversation with the group. The
conversation can be casuak but it has to be rational, without discussions and
exhibitions lead away from the topic
Who is
involved? In groups (maximum, 6 people), you will have to share the following roles:
- Experts: 3 experts who
deal with all aspects of the issue for the group is reported. Experts MUST prepared with anticipation at least 3 accurate and professional resources (graphics, short videos, scientifical articles, etc.) that can support their explanations. Resources have to be well identify (title, author, university, details of publication, etc.)
- Moderator: Introduce the committee
members, organizes time, directs the conversation, introduce clarifying
questions. This person must prepare a detailed script and a complete list of potential questions.
- Journalist. 1 journalist, writting a scientical report for National Geographic, asking the experts all the questions that should be known: what is Global Warming? Why is it dangerous? What can we do for stop it? etc. / on the other hand, 1 denialist blogger trying to create controversy. In both cases, they must prepared with anticipation at least 3 resources that can support their explanations.
All those sources and documents MUST be sent by email on the 11 May to blogeducativo08@gmail.com. The debate will take place on 18 May.
How to do
it?
1. How to performance the debate? You are special guests in a university conference ;) The
moderator presented to the committee’s members (besides name,
some special item you want the public to know about their knowledge of the
subject). Asks the first question on the subject.
2. One
member of the committee initiates the conversation with his/her colleagues.
3. The
moderator has to intervene to ask new questions, if you see that there are aspects
that have not been touched or if someone deviates from the topic. The moderator
will be encouraged if the dialogue lapses, but without giving his/her opinion. When possible, the moderator also invites the journalists to contribute with his/her questions, ideas or doubts (or stops the blogger if too much controversy or violence).
4. The debate must last 25-30 minutes. After that, the moderator will invite each panel member to
briefly summarize their ideas (briefly means one minute only).
As students of 3ºBritish and already veterans on this particular issue, you are expected to performance much greater and elaborated roles, and you will be evaluated accordingly.
Tips and Helps
You can
have a look in the following webpages: Worldwatch Institute and also BBC Newsround. And here
there is a list of questions that can be done during the debate:
- What is Global
Warming?
- What are
the causes of Global Warming?
- Does
everybody agree with the theory of Global Warming, or is there some kind of
controversy? Why?
- In
science, what is the difference between “Theory” and “Hypothesis”?
- What is “Carboon
footprint”?
- What can
WE do?
- What can
the Governments do?
- What is
the Kyoto Protocol?
Ready? Watch,
read… go on!
