Yes, I make my lecture outlines available on my website for those who are interested in printing them out.
I've found that several students bring them to class to take notes on. It hasn't sped up my lecture as far as I can tell, because I still take the time to write my outline on the board as I go along. I just get fewer people struggling to make sense of my handwriting. =) I also like to think that students spend ~more~ time mulling over the concept when they are not worrying about how to spell it. Students also use the outlines to guide their reading; they pay more attention to the concepts I'm going to cover in class. In some ways that's nice (they've at least ~read~ the sections I'm going to cover). However, I emphasize that the text is their first source of information; I bill myself as an assistant to the text -- adding and clarifying information. The students' focus on my outline puts me back in front with the text assisting me. That's not enough for me to scrap the availability of my outlines though. With the outlines, I include links to websites that provide more information on the topic. I don't have as many links as I'd like, but they are being gradually added. (Thanks to Jeff Ricker and Stephen Black; I just added the sleep deprivation link to my States of Consciousness outline, complete with the little tidbit on Fran and Marie!) Eventually, I'd like to include recommended readings with each outline for those who have some free time. Ah... things I'm ~sure~ I would have done last summer had I not moved 1900 miles to start a new job. =) -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://flightline.highline.ctc.edu/sfrantz/ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
