If I did this in my classes, there would be anarchy. I have tried to get discussions going with little to no success. Discussions I do get going get out of hand. For my classes, this is a recipe for disaster
Tina
<<A few years ago I started to put heavy emphasis on graded homework. I also do reading quizzes at the beginning of class. While the
students do the quiz - I hand back the graded homework from last class. I then collect the quizzes (2 short conceptual essay questions)
and comment on the problems that I graded on the homework. Then we discuss the homework that they prepared for this class. I let them
run the class during this time and let them ask any questions they wish of me or of other students. I only lecture for 10-20 minutes at
the end of class.<<
Tina Fanetti
Physics Instructor
Western Iowa Technical Community College
4647 Stone Ave
Sioux City IA 51102
712-274-8733 ext 1429
This posting is the position of the writer, not that of SUNY-BSC, NAU or the AAPT.