Thanks Tom and ALL who responded.
Without question, this IS the most helpful and supportive group I’ve ever known!
From: Thomas DeWitt [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:50 PM
To: Carson, Ron
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: *Suspicious URL* Re: Ways to Modify TBL
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
phone: 808.987.6551
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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.
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.
I’m looking for any suggestions about how to modify my class.
Thanks,
Ron Carson MHS, OT
Assistant Professor
Adventist University of Health Sciences
671 Winyah Dr.
Orlando, FL 32803