Thanks for all the support an reassurance. I'm marching forward and
will do my best to not "over justify" TBL. I know I will have to face
my dean on this eventually but it is a small number of students who
miss the lecture and an equal, if not greater, number that say they
thoroughly loved TBL and the class.
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Bill Goffe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> In followups, many mentioned getting students to buy into non-lecture
> methods of teaching. I certainly agree, but in
> http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2013/01/09/the-first-day-of-class-getting-students-on-board-with-active-learning-physicsed/
> there is a very interesting angle. One explains why you're using this
> method, but you don't "sell" it to students. See the comments by Ian
> Beatty, a very well-regarde physics education researcher.
>
> - Bill
>
> Herb said:
>
>> Just got my Fall student evaluations. Number one complaint, "he
>> didn't lecture" or "he only lectured after the test, going over what
>> we missed..."
>>
>> For my Human Sex class I provided 10 minute "pre-lectures" via
>> Blackboard Podcaster for the second half of the class. They seem to
>> really like those.
>>
>> I plan to take more time explaining the process this semester and to
>> provide the pre-lectures for all classes and all RAP's.
>>
>> I was curious as to how other address the "lack of lecture" comments.
>> --
>>
>> Herb Coleman, Ph.D
>> Dir. Instructional Computing and Technology
>> Adjunct Professor of Psychology
>> Austin Community College
>> Highland Business Center
>> 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd.
>> Austin, TX 78752
>> [log in to unmask]
>> 512-223-7746
>> *************************************************
>> “I’d always seen life like a series of doors. Sometimes you choose the
>> door you get to go through, sometimes you don’t get that choice but
>> you still gotta walk through. So you can either go kicking and
>> screaming or walk through with your head held high.”
>> — Jay Pritchett, Modern Family S04E03
>>
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>
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> Bill Goffe
> Senior Lecturer
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Herb Coleman, Ph.D
Dir. Instructional Computing and Technology
Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Austin Community College
Highland Business Center
5930 Middle Fiskville Rd.
Austin, TX 78752
[log in to unmask]
512-223-7746
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“I’d always seen life like a series of doors. Sometimes you choose the
door you get to go through, sometimes you don’t get that choice but
you still gotta walk through. So you can either go kicking and
screaming or walk through with your head held high.”
— Jay Pritchett, Modern Family S04E03
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