Re: Good lectures

[Joseph Bellina <jbellina@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

The object of the exercise is not to criticize the teacher, but to get
the students to say where they are with the material covered in
class.  I agree the onus has to be one them, but one of the first steps
is getting them to admit what is and is not clear so they can think more
about, hopefully, and perhaps hear more about it.

joe

On Fri, 4 May 2001, John
Cooper wrote:

> > PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu writes:
> > > I have this problem with my college students sometimes.
> >  A number of years ago I  heard about the one minute paper at the end of
> > class.  Where students are asked to spend one  minute in reflection about
> > the class.  List any thing that was well done or that they are still
>                                       ^^^^^^^^^ not a good idea
>
> > confused about.  I read these and then I spend the first part of the next
>   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ a good idea.
>
> > period clearing up anything that needs to be.
> >
> > works in HS as well.  Need a thick skin at first - but well worth it.
>
>   Presuming YOU came to class prepared and ready to think, I'd urge NOT to
> invite them to criticize you.
>   Put the onus where it belongs. Invite them to criticize themselves ..
> what they learned, what they were confused about, what they need to do
> about that.
>   It's easy to carp at others; invite them to think about what they need
> to do, differently perhaps, to learn more, better.
>
>  John N. Cooper, Chemistry
>  Bucknell University
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Joseph J. Bellina, Jr.               219-284-4662
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Saint Mary's College
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