Hi All,
Next month I'll be teaching an introductory python course via
the AG to 12 participants scattered around Australia (2 students
maximum at any one node). I've taught the material before - no
problem there - but never via the AG. My normal way of teaching
programming courses is:
1) 5-10 minute discourse by me on some topic
2) set a related task that takes about 10-15 minutes, students
work individually but are encouraged to ask questions.
3) stop and discuss when 2/3 of students are done. Explain my
solution, ask for other approaches, bring everyone up to
speed
(remember, 1/3 of class didn't finish) and synchronize
everyone
to my source file.
4) Back to Step (2) until we've developed a meaningful piece
of code
5) Back to Step (1) ....
In terms of interaction:
- need to see student's editor and code output for 1-on-1 debugging
- occasionally show a student's solution on class projector
- I often stand and point at code on the class projector and draw
on the whiteboard
Given the above, I'd really appreciate hearing from people who
have taught a programming (or similar) course via the AG. How
to adjust my teaching style and/or configure the AG to best
teach such a course? I look forward to hearing about your
experiences ...
Cheers,
Darran.
Darran Edmundson (darran.edmund...@anu.edu.au)
ANU Supercomputer Facility Vizlab
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600
tel: +61 2 6125-0517 fax: +61 2 6125-5088
