A couple of weeks into the semester, I ask students to write down on a piece of paper something that they like about the class and something that they don't like about the class. Some people call it "Yeahs and Nays." Based on the responses, I can then go into class and address the "Nays" that show up most often. If it is something that I can and want to change, I'll make the change and explain that I made the change in response to student feedback. If it something that I cannot or will not change, (like the basic structure of TBL), then I can at least explain (once again) why the class is structured the way it is. In any event, I think that giving students an opportunity to complain early in the semester can reduce the complaints at the end of the semester. ----------------- David Raeker-Jordan Legal Methods Professor Widener University School of Law Harrisburg, PA On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Tara A Newman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have found that reiterating the rationale for the approaches used in my > courses throughout the semester has helped. I'm with Chris Bell - post them > on your wall as a plus! Good for you! :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Herbert Coleman > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 11:41 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Evaluations > > 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 > > ************************************************* >