Rita- My favorite frustration is then you go into a class with a prepared powerpoint or similar demonstration or lecture and the technology fails. It happens regularly enough that the solution is obvious. You have to prepare twice for the class. Once for the normal case when the computer/projector/dvd player etc all work and the second for when any one of those fail. :) Tim
_________________________________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Albertson College of Idaho 2112 Cleveland Blvd. Caldwell, ID 83605 [EMAIL PROTECTED] teaching: History and systems; Intro to Neuropsychology; Child Development; Physiological Psychology; Psychology and Cinema -----Original Message----- From: Retta Poe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 1:08 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: when things go wrong in the classroom TIPS Colleagues - Another faculty member and I have been invited by the director of our campus' teaching resources center to lead a roundtable discussion entitled, "Murphy's Law 101: When Things Go Wrong in the Classroom." The idea is that we will prime the pump by offering a couple of examples of things going wrong, describe some ways of responding, and then invite participants to share their experiences. Where possible, we hope to facilitate discussion of ways to prevent problems as well as potential solutions. As examples, we're planning to discuss dealing with either the student or the instructor losing composure, responding to creative ways of cheating, and the situation of planning a class discussion but having no students willing to do any discussing. We have a list of other examples of things going wrong, but it occurs to me that some of you might be able to offer even better examples, as well as great ideas for prevention and intervention. Please share if you have experiences that qualify, and if you also can offer solutions, that would be great, too. I am guessing that this topic might be of interest to the whole list. Thanks - Retta -- Retta E. Poe, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Programs College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Professor of Psychology Western Kentucky University 1 Big Red Way Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 (270) 745-4662 FAX: (270) 745-6474 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://edtech.cebs.wku.edu/~rpoe/ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
