I am with Nancy on this issue: Chalk boards should be used in classrooms.
We had a nice white board installed in one of our classrooms and it was a disaster. First, faculty never capped pens tightly and the pens would be dried up and useless within 24 hours of first use. We went through a lots of pens. Faculty were then required to carry and use a personal set of markers but some faculty couldn't discriminate between erasable and permanent markers so there were ghostly remnants of previous lectures on the board. Finally, I write on the board alot. The color saturation would decrease over the course of the lecture and I would need to keep switching pens.
Try this test. Put a chalk board and a white board in the same room and see which gets the most use.
Ken --------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [email protected] Professor and Assistant Chairperson Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Marc Perreault wrote:
Hi Everyone, I am seeking your opinions, but mostly your experience and knowledge of research around the usage of greenboards (blackboards) vs whiteboards. My VP Academic has asked me to prepare a proposal to replace all existing blackboards with whiteboards and I would like to include data in that document. I would also like to know what other institutions have done around this issue. All I can say here is that already, I am looking at very strong opinions on the part of faculty (who all seem to lean towards the greenboards). Any info would be greatly appreciated. Cheers! Jean-Marc
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