On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Diana Kyle wrote:
> Tipsters,
>
> I appreciate reading the comments of Mike, Dennis, and Nancy. The
> beginning of every semester I encourage students to make friends with at
> least two or three classmates and arrange to get notes on lectures they
> miss. However, handouts have been another problem. It seems there is
> an endless request for handouts weeks later. I've decided next semester
> to put a copy of all the course handouts on reserve in the library for
> students missing or losing them to make their own copies. Hopefully,
> this will be a solution. I hate the thought of putting films I show in
> class on reserve. What are others doing?
I typically make handouts available by putting them in envelopes I've
taped on to my office door. Depending on how many handouts (if any) are
available each week, they usually stay up for two to three weeks.
Students say they appreciate being able to pick these up for classes
they've missed, and once in a blue moon (well, maybe twice or thrice) I
have the handouts back from the printers early enough that I can post
them a day or so before class. The students who do look for and pick them
up early are typically the most highly motivated in the class, having done
all of the chapter readings and re-written their previous lecture notes.
Ultimately, I'd like to be able to post the handouts on a course web-site,
but I have not yet learned how to do that.
-Max
Maxwell Gwynn, PhD [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Department of Psychology (519) 884-0710 ext 3854
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 Canada
