RE: movies in the classroom

[McKinley, Marcia]

Title: Message

Beth Benoit wrote: >>Over the years I've seen many discussions on TIPS about movies to show in the classroom and this has always made >>me wonder about the time considerations of showing it.  Specifically, how do each of you go about showing a movie for >>use in class?   Hi Beth, This semester I am teaching "Law and Psychology" for the first time.  There are so many great movies on this topic!  And, there are even books written about legal movies as textbooks (e.g., law professors giving gavels instead of stars).  So, I have set up a weekly movie time -- 8:30 pm on Sunday nights.  It is a little too late for me, especially when watching Judgment at Nuremberg (3 hours and 20 minutes).  However, earlier times conflicted with Mass and given that we are a Catholic school, I feel like I do have to schedule around that.  It also offers an entertainment alternative on a weekend night, which is good for the students.  I invite the entire campus to see the movies, in the auditorium.  We will see a movie every week, same time and place, throughout the semester (except for last week, when I cancelled it b/c of the Super Bowl).  If students come see the movie then, they just write their name and a few comments/reactions at the end of the movie.  If they don't see the movie with the class, they write a 2-page summary of the movie so that I am sure that they saw it.   As a compromise to the students for spending this time out of class, I haven't assigned any additional reading outside the textbook.  (Usually, I require 6 or 7 books plus the text.)  Also, I do slightly more lecturing from the textbook than I ordinarily do.    I haven't had any complaints about this general approach--only about the length and "slowness" of Judgment at Nuremberg.  I promised them none of the other movies would be this long!   Hope this helps, Marcia Marcia J. McKinley, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Mount St. Mary's College Emmitsburg, MD  21727 (301) 447-5394 x4282 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]