Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Night classess

... are miserable.

There must be someone who is good at managing a 3-hour, one-shot class. If you (dear reader) know of strategies for making a 3-hour course work, feel free to let me know what it is.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You definitely have to give students a break. In my 3-hour grad seminar I give one ten-minute break. It may make sense to give two breaks (especially if it's a lecture class). It's also important to have interactive components. Getting students engaged actively is quite crucial.

Corey said...

I agree that getting students engaged is key; I just have trouble achieving that with this crew.

Tonight I'm going to have them function as appellate attorneys to rule on the constitutionality of a case; we'll see if they agree with the Supreme Court.