This is just it: All our classrooms have both types! Usually, either a white or black on the main wall, and then the other type on the side walls. And both types get used pretty much evenly.
In my polling of faculty so far, I also get very opposite views (similar to the poll that Jim sent us). I guess I am down to needing the research. If anyone is aware of good research on the learning outcomes linked to the usage of either type, as well as the actual health issues, that would be great! Otherwise I will dig in myself and let you know what I find... Cheers. JM -----Original Message----- From: Ken Steele [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: March 26, 2010 11:30 To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean? 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 > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13296.3d97f1b344219f59ac743f43681a5190 &n=T&l=tips&o=1543 or send a blank email to leave-1543-13296.3d97f1b344219f59ac743f43681a5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1545 or send a blank email to leave-1545-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
