Thank you all for your thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of distributing lecture notes. I thought I would let you know how it turned out. This is for a graduate class in statistics, which I am developing and teaching for the first time. I made lecture notes available roughly an hour before class.
Eleven out of fourteen respondents thought the notes were helpful overall, 2 thought they were neither helpful nor harmful, and 1 thought they were harmful. (Two students didn't respond.) Problems that students experienced were that I seemed to explain less (1 response) and that it was more difficult to coordinate reading the notes and following along in class (2 responses). Advantages cites were not needing to copy formulas or data for examples (3 responses), having an outline to work from (1 response), and being able to compare their own notes with the lecture notes (1 response). I asked how students used the notes and provided four non-exclusive response options. 11 compared the lecture notes with their notes later. 8 annotated the notes. 4 ignored them in class except for data and formulas. 3 read them and followed along in class. And 2 reported another use: 1 read them before class, and 1 ignored them. Thanks again. Charlotte -- ================================================= Charlotte F. Manly, Ph.D. Psychological & Brain Sciences Assistant Professor 317 Life Sciences Bldg ph: (502) 852-8162 University of Louisville fax: (502) 852-8904 Louisville, KY 40292 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.louisville.edu/a-s/psychology/ http://www.louisville.edu/~cfmanl01 USE 40208 ZIP CODE FOR FEDEX --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
