Hi everyone,<br>See below for some suggestions which might feed into the group discussion tomorrow afternoon.<br>Best wishes,<br> Joel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Explaining mathematics</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:no-reply@wordpress.com">no-reply@wordpress.com</a>></span><br>
Date: 21 June 2011 11:55<br>Subject: [New post] Making learning materials available to students II<br>To: <a href="mailto:joel.feinstein@gmail.com">joel.feinstein@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><u></u>
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<b><a href="http://explainingmaths.wordpress.com/author/pmzjff/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc" target="_blank">Joel</a></b> | June 21, 2011 at 10:55 am | Categories: <a href="http://explainingmaths.wordpress.com/?cat=1591" style="text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc" target="_blank">Teaching</a>
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<p>See also the first edition of this post, <a title="Making learning materials available to students" href="http://explainingmaths.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/making-learning-materials-available-to-students/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc" target="_blank">Making learning materials available to students</a></p>
<p>At the <a title="Programme for the second Nottingham Media Enhanced Teaching and Learning workshop June 22 2011" href="http://explainingmaths.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/programme-for-the-second-nottingham-media-enhanced-teaching-and-learning-workshop-june-22-2011/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc" target="_blank">Second METAL workshop</a> (tomorrow!) there will be a group discussion at the end. Here are some suggestions for questions to think about which could feed into this discussion. In these questions I am typically thinking of my own use of videos (screencasts) of lectures along with the PDF files I produced during classes by annotating my PDF slides. However the same questions apply to some extent to almost any materials we make available (but possibly with different answers!).</p>
<p>For several of these questions I am aware of pros and cons for each possible answer.</p>
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<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em">What do we think are some of the "best" ways to use supporting materials when teaching?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em">What are the best uses, if any, for previous years' materials?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em">Generally students claim to be happier when more materials are made available to them. But how can we measure how "successful" this provision of materials is?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em">Are we satisfied as long as at least some of the students appear to benefit from the materials we provide?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em">Which students do we hope will benefit from the provision of additional resources: All students? The best students? The weakest students? The mid-range students? The hard-working students? The not-so-hard-working students?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em">Does (or can) the provision of materials contribute directly to engagement with the module?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em">When a comprehensive set of module materials is available, some students may put off working until it is too late to catch up. How can we and should we address this issue?<br>
For example, if suitable, one could consider using frequent multiple-choice, machine-marked, class tests in order to keep people on their toes.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em">Should materials be made available immediately after classes, or is slow/delayed release better?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em">What do we care about most: good student evaluations, good exam results, or an improvement in the level of understanding some or most of our students attain? How closely linked are these things?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em">Are standard lectures necessary or desirable when a complete set of video lectures and notes for the module is already available? Or is it more efficient/effective to incorporate existing materials into some alternative teaching style/methodology?</li>
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<p>Joel</p>
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