Hi Mark Attached are two interesting examples of reporting output First is a plot of x-y coordinates from excel Second is the stacked overhead thing jim > From: "Jackson, John Mark" <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: "Jackson, John Mark" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:51:35 -0500 > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Simultaneous reporting > > I teach an optics class to first-year optometry students. We have 120 students > so I have 20 groups of 6. > > The first part of the course focuses on basic problem solving for objects and > images. Friday they had their first team assignment which was to come up with > ray tracings showing paths of light rays, and that exercise went well. > However, I am having trouble in general figuring out how to do simultaneous > reporting in a class like this. Next class day, for example, I will have them > do the same thing they did with the tracings but using math to calculate the > same things about images. > > I had laminated cards with letters A-D made up, all 4 cards different colors, > that I imagined them holding up to indicate their group answer during these > kinds of exercises. Should I simply have them work a problem within a certain > time, then have them hold up the cards? Iım not sure what benefit this would > have when there is likely not going to be much controversy at this point in > the course. I want to follow good practices. > > Thanks for any advice. > > John Mark > --------------------------------- > > John Mark Jackson, OD, MS, FAAO > Southern College of Optometry > (901) 722-3314 > Skype: jacksonsco