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FIGURE 5-18. Cluster style seating (without tables)

Requires an assistant facilitator to help monitor activities.
Notetaking is difficult because there are no writing surfaces.
Attention is dispersed between different groups and facilitators may miss opportunities
to observe and give feedback to all learners.
Time is lost in forming small groups for activities, then reassembling the larger group
for discussion.

Fishbowl Style Seating (without Tables)

This arrangement is excellent for role-plays and demonstrations. A small group of active
participants are located in a small circle inside a larger circle of observers who later pro-
vide feedback and comments. Again, there are no writing surfaces.

All Life is an experiment.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes