At 10:21 AM -0500 3/6/02, Deb Briihl wrote: > I teach two classes that require participation and one is in a debate >format. Students are required to present issues and the students in the >class are to ask them questions. I know that some of my students don't like >the debate format. What I tell my students is that this is a skill that >they should learn in college - just like writing, reading for content, etc. >If you ask students, most of them probably aren't really keen on the paper >writing or test taking or oral presentation or any number of things we ask >them to do - this is just another activity. Like it or not, people are not >going to be able to go through their lives never having to deal with a >confrontational person. Why not learn this skill in a relatively safe >environment (such as a classroom)?
This is an area where I've found an online discussion group helpful. I find some students who are uncomfortable in a F2F (face-to-face) discussion will participate online where there is time to consider a reply and the situation is less personal. * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * * http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/psych/welcome.html * --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
