As a general rule, based on teaching now for 12/13 years (the beginning
is muddled in my mind) I find that it doesn't matter if I change from
55 to 85 minutes or vice versa, or just stay in one format I seem to
fall more and more behind.
I believe this is because the longer I teach the more (1) I know about
to teach comfortably and (2) the more new information is being found
that I want to incorporate, but I do so at the expense of not dropping
anything. Hence, I run out of time :-)
Just one of those on-going teaching things to work on.
annette
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Jacquelyn Mercer wrote:
> Hello, all,
>
> This semester I am teaching Abnormal Psy on a MWF (50 minutes/class)
> schedule. I've taught this class in the past, but in 90-minute classes. I
> like to use in-class activities, and of course, there is a lot of video
> available for this course. The problem is that 50 minutes fly by and feel
> more like five! Are 50-minute classes more likely to be conducted as
> lectures than longer classes? What strategies do you use to incorporate
> activites into short 50-minute classes?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jacque
>
> Jacquelyn Gore Mercer
> School Psychologist-in-Training
> North Carolina State University
> Box 7801
> Raleigh, NC 27695-7801
>
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Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
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