This is true Servet. Student questions take time and we must buffer our schedules to ensure we make enough time for them.
One of the most time consuming aspect with teaching is responding to students question.
I usually only check e-mails once a day, and I try to keep my area well organized.
The computers per instructor ratio at our campus is nothing to brag about. Having more computers that are available to instructors that are not in class would speed things up considerably and allow more work to be accomplished.
Yes, these are all helpful approaches James. On time delivery and underlining are both helpful in keeping your grading on schedule.
Grading papers is what I will improve on. I need to have the students turn in there papers in on time and not the last day of the class.Underlining is also a good idea that I will put to use.
That sounds like a good idea Adam. Being able to remain cool and calm during your lectures is to everyone's advantage.
One way to make more time would be to make sure the pass around parts for students are there so I don't have to scramble in the middle of a lecture. That's my biggest problem.
Yes, limiting the amount of times we check email can be a great time saver for some instructors. As long as we are serving the needs of students and the administration in a timely fashion, this technique can really work.
Sounds like a great plan Salvatore! Training aids are useful if only they are organized!
Yes, this is a great point Gregory. For some people, checking email less frequently is a helpful technique for staying focused on the task at hand.
I generally look at my e mails in the morning and before i leave this can save time.
I feel good that the techniques that I have used are similar to the ones listed in the chapter. I now know that what I have been doing works, and I will continue to develop these, and promote them among our instructors.
We as instructors we have a number of responsibilities every day: class preparation, E-mail review, lab and task preparation, and grading and attendance recording. I have saved some time by making list of tasks that need to be completed by priority or urgency and take the tasks in order. I have also found checking my E-mail just twice a day can save time: once in the morning and once just before leaving. That way I don't miss anything important.
I usually only check e-mails once a day, and I try to keep my area well organized.
These are all thimngs I have done for a long tim. For me they are second nature and habits well established. Even before we started useing electronic grade books I developed one for my own use. As this tallyed all grades for me it saved a lot of time in final grade preperation. One improvement we could currently use here is tying the current grade book to the SMART grade book. Currently I feel Like an accountant with the double entery system.
i get my work done during my down time so im always ahead
Check e-mail 2 times a day. im doubleing. instead of 10.check mail 2 times a day instead of 4.bring tests to class from the mail room the day of the test, instead of getting them at the time of the test.get some
Face to face communication works particularly well Dean. I find that a lot of time can be wasted trying to solve problems via email when it's much easier to just talk it out.
Communication in our gruop helps to avoid time consumming issues. Also working together when teaching out of the same room with the use of traning aids.
