And we'll have some more of that backchat, if you don't mind...

Grace Peters

Readers of this website will know that I have my doubts about the idea of multiple conversations going on while a speaker is presenting. (See, for example, Twittering in the classroom: some issues).

However, I like to keep an open mind, and in this article I look at the case for students doing this so-called "back-channelling", in the form of an interview. So, what is back-channelling, and how useful might it be in the classroom? Elaine and Terry Freedman talk to Grace Peters, a Grade 12 student in Canada, about her experiences.