eerily true.computers are allowed in lecture halls at u of m, so you'd often see the kids in front of you with their laptops open in the middle of lecture, diligently playing snood.
we also had wireless internet in there, so some people would be downloading movie trailers or writing in their livejournals or whatnot during class. or, in my case, b3taing (and desperately hoping nothing NSFW came up).
(we also had wireless internet in there, so some people would be downloading movie trailers or writing in their livejournals or whatnot during class. or, in my case, b3taing (and desperately hoping nothing NSFW came up).
TheFelineAnarchist,
Sun 27 Jun 2004, 5:29,
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I could not possibly teach under those conditionsthere would be no way!
I have to have interaction and participation and see a lot of active listening going on, or else the students get assigned some immediate work. I had the same kind of profs in several college classes back when I was at UF. They'd see us get distracted or tuning out, and "POW!", either a pop quiz or an extra essay, etc. -- teaching assistants just loved it, I'm sure.
it was stupid of them to hold lecturesin a room with wireless internet.
but they can't really do anything about it, the lectures are far too big to pay attention to individual students, unless they do something stupid like neglect to turn their cellphones off.
(but they can't really do anything about it, the lectures are far too big to pay attention to individual students, unless they do something stupid like neglect to turn their cellphones off.
TheFelineAnarchist,
Sun 27 Jun 2004, 5:39,
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that's truein lower division classes at UM, I'm sure it's as bad as it was at UF, with 500 to 1200 students in lectures. They'd have to pay me so much stinking money to teach in a room like that. I'd go nuts.
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Sun 27 Jun 2004, 5:43,
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ayk!maybe 500, but definitely not 1200! usually they're around 200.
1200 would be more like michigan state. apparently they have lectures where half the class isn't even in the same room as the lecturer, they have to watch him or her on a tv screen.
(1200 would be more like michigan state. apparently they have lectures where half the class isn't even in the same room as the lecturer, they have to watch him or her on a tv screen.
TheFelineAnarchist,
Sun 27 Jun 2004, 5:48,
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UF is like thatin a few classes.
Once a student hits second semester, second year, though, the class sizes usually drop dramatically. For me, I only had two classes of about 500. All the rest were "normal" (under 50). By the time I was a junior, I never had a class bigger than 30.
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Sun 27 Jun 2004, 5:59,
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Once a student hits second semester, second year, though, the class sizes usually drop dramatically. For me, I only had two classes of about 500. All the rest were "normal" (under 50). By the time I was a junior, I never had a class bigger than 30.
ah, see,i never had a discussion session larger than 30. all my lectures were 200 or over.
but every art studio class was 20 or under, so as a freshman i lucked out.
(but every art studio class was 20 or under, so as a freshman i lucked out.
TheFelineAnarchist,
Sun 27 Jun 2004, 6:06,
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