A panel forum usually involves four to six students who discuss a topic in front of the class followed by comments or reactions from the class. The steps to carry this out involves the following:
- Identify the particular subject matter through assigning it in advance or brainstorming in class
- Divide the class into groups or groupings. It is an ideal scenario if small groups are created to allow all members to share.
- Each group / grouping must have a leader who will serve as the moderator and rapporteur. Such task must be assigned to a capable and active student who can communicate well both in oral and written English or Filipino. The spirit of volunteerism must be encouraged in order to create an atmosphere of trust and respect.
- Once a leader in a group is defined, there should be no time wasted by seeing to it that the discussion will start on time.
- It is a must that the subject matter, topic or problem be evaluated in terms of its data or statistics from reliable sources.
- Concluding activities must not be overlooked as this brings finality to what occured in the discussions.
The panel forum is commonly practiced in television shows where the opinions or viewpoints of the participants are magnified through the use of television cameras and microphones. A panel forum moderator makes sure that all the differing viewpoints are expressed in such a manner that both sides of a subject, especially controversial ones, are given enough exposure. The moderator makes sure that nobody dominates the conversation. Watch the videos on panel forum, see how the moderator manages the discussions and the experts/specialists tackle the questions or the topic.
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