Keri,

I changed my iRATs so that I don't have a firm time limit. I give a
suggested time, and I let it count down so that everyone can see it, but
when that time is over, I ask if anyone needs more time. Usually a few
students need or want a bit more time, but they seem to get the message
that they need to finish quickly because the rest of us are waiting. For
the tRAT, you could do something similar. I also know that some teachers
wait until 1/2 of the teams are done and then announce that there are X
minutes left. This again helps to prop the slower teams along without
having a firm time limit.

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David Raeker-Jordan
Legal Methods Professor
Widener University School of Law
Harrisburg, PA
717.541.1996



On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Keri M Larson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Hello,
>
>  Tomorrow I will commence my second semester of teaching Intro to IS,
> full-on TBL-style. Just this morning, however, a student who will be in one
> of my classes presented me with his Disability Support Services letter from
> my University requiring that I give him double time on tests and allow him
> to take his tests outside of the classroom environment.
>
>  This puts me in a huge bind. I cannot (nor do I wish to!) revamp my
> class in one day to accomodate this student's requirements. Has anyone
> encountered this situation before, and how did you (or do you think I
> should) handle the IRAT/TRAT situation in this context?
>
>  Thanks for any advice!
>
>  Keri Larson
> Assistant Professor of IS
> University of Alabama at Birmingham
>