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Try, try again

A webinar said, "A strategy for avoiding repeating some of the above mistakes is to make notes about how a lecture, demonstration, or activity worked for you.” I think it would be helpful for new instructors to note that a lecture that bombs in one class might get a standing ovation in another. Try it out on a few classes before tossing it away.

 

Shane Graber
Shane Graber
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Repeating Mistakes
“A strategy for avoiding repeating some of the above mistakes is to make notes about how a lecture, demonstration, or activity worked for you.” I think it would be helpful for new instructors to know that a lecture that bombs in one class might get a standing ovation in another. Don't just throw out a lesson plan because it didn't go so well with one class. Try it out on a couple.
Shane Graber
Shane Graber
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Angry males?

Under the “Managing Student Behavior” module, the angry student section says that “hostile and angry students will almost exclusively be male.” I would really like to see this wording changed. I don’t have qualms because I’m offended as a male. But I work at a school with about 95 percent females, and they make up 100 percent of the “angry” students. I think the current wording can be a disservice to beginning instructors. Having read this, they could be caught off guard when that first “angry” student turns out to be a female. Any chance you can make the change… >>>

Shane Graber
Shane Graber
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Over-explaining instructions
You write, “If you are giving your students options, make sure you spell out these options as clearly as possible.” I want students to learn to be enterprising and self-reliant, so I will purposely leave some assignments open to interpretation. Also, regarding late work, you mention to students, “You will be reminded of these due dates throughout the course.” I don’t do that because I want them to learn to follow the syllabus themselves. Do you see any value in my approaches?

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