Peer instruction is a powerful, evidence-based instructional strategy that supports active learning in all sizes of classes. Typically in peer instruction, every 15-20 minutes,

1. the instructor poses a conceptually challenging, multiple choice question
2. students think about the question on their own and vote for one of the choices using some kind of audience response tool
3. students turn to their neighbors and discuss the question and their answers
4. students may vote a second time, depending on the nature of the question
5. the instructor leads a class-wide discussion where students share their thinking, finishing with
6. the instructor models expert-like thinking and confirms why the right answers are right and the wrong answers are wrong

This can take anywhere from 2 to 10 or more minutes, depending on the question, the answers, and the richness of the discussion.…

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