Ron,
I have to agree with Nick. I always take an informal poll on the first day
of class where I ask for a show of hands of students who regularly complete
readings for their classes. This semester I had 15% of the students raise
their hands. Remember, you're the exception, not the rule. Most other
faculty are teaching the textbook and only hold students accountable when
they take an exam, so motivation do students have to read? By the way, I've
been using RATs on the first day of class every week for the past 10 years
and my average scores are no different than anyone else on the listserv
(75% for iRAT and 90% to tRAT). Keep up what you're doing!
Tom
Tom DeWitt, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Applied Learning Experiences (ALEX)
University of Hawaii at Hilo
www.hilo.hawaii.edu/ALEX
phone: 808.987.6551
email: [log in to unmask]
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 4:35 AM, Carson, Ron <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I’m concerned that my students are bombarded with too much reading from
> all their courses and are unable to adequately prep for TBL. Unlike other
> courses, my entire course depends on students reading their text. In TBL,
> reading is the foundation for all that follows. ****
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> So, how can I modify TBL? Student have very little to read for my class,
> but in the spectrum of all other classes, it’s a ton of information.
> Currently, the class meets for 1 hr on Monday and 2 hours on Wed. The do
> iRATS/tRATS and discussion on Monday and then we have application exercises
> on Wednesday.****
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> I’m looking for any suggestions about how to modify my class.****
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> Thanks,****
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> Ron Carson MHS, OT****
>
> Assistant Professor****
>
> Adventist University of Health Sciences****
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> 671 Winyah Dr.****
>
> Orlando, FL 32803****
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> (407) 303-9182****
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