Stand or sit among your students in small group settings to encourage more student-driven discussions. Next Avoid standing in front of the students as this can make the discussion feel more like a lecture, which may discourage discourse. Other Tips By Other Tips By Stuart Reges Owen Astrachan Nick Parlante Stuart Reges Tags Student-Faculty Interaction Student-Student Interaction Inquiry-Based Learning [T&LS] External Source "Teaching Tips We Wish They'd Told Us Before We Started" by Dan Garcia, Owen Astrachan, Nick Parlante, and Stuart Reges.