I have taught classes outside a number of times and have generally found
that students are more attentive and interested. It is much better if
you have a smaller class (<12) because students sometimes have a harder
time hearing. Pedagogy changes to include more discussion and less
formality, so if that's what you're looking for in your class, an
outdoor setting may work for you.
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> From: Michael Sylvester[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: Michael Sylvester
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 9:35 AM
> To: TIPS
> Subject: let the sunshine in!
>
>
> There is a network news item that researchers have found that students
> in classrooms with plenty of natural light exposure obtain higher
> scores
> (twenty percent higher) than their counterparts in classrooms without
> natural light.
> The researchers, purportedly,also found that sales were higher in well
> lighted department stores.
>
> What could be the various possible explanations for the above effects?
> Maybe,I should start holding classes on the beach or outdoors near the
> alligators.
> And while on this topic,(free associating), do you occasionally
> hold classes outdoors,underneath trees and how does that impact
> pour pedagogy and student-teacher discussion interaction?
>
> Michael Sylvester,Ph.D
> Department of Human Factors and Systems
> Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
> Daytona Beach,Florida 32114
>
> BA------Gannon University,Erie,Pa.
> MA-------Wichita State University
> Ph.D --- University of
> Missouri-Columbia
>
