POGIL was new classroom experience for students. One struggle
experienced was that individuals within a team would stop to ask
me questions whenever I came around near where the team was
working. In POGIL, only the Spokesperson has the right to ask
questions or speak for the team. This technique requires students
work within the team structure. A benefit of this structure is that
even if a student is not actively asking questions themselves,
peripheral learning is loosely happening within this newly created
community of practice. [4] Some of the advanced students not
accustomed to working within a team environment found this
constraint confining, preferring to move ahead in the activity by
themselves.