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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
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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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