ncmagel@ndsuvax.UUCP (ken magel) (01/28/88)
I have followed the messages concerning different teaching styles and
how Professors should teach students with a great deal of interest. I am
struck by the fact that nearly all the previous writers ask for a
participatory style in which the instructor seeks out class participation.
I think that one factor which has not been considered is that a single
teaching style is not appropriate to all situations even at the college
level. For example, I would contend that each of the following situations
requires a distinctly different teaching style:
1. introductory programming class with many nonmajors
2. project-based course with small groups working on independent projects
3. Introduction to computer science for majors
4. Computer Literacy ( whatever that is!)
5. large class of hundreds with few graders or tutors
6. class of fifteen or so or less
There are other situations as well of course. My point is that
sometimes the teacher must emphasize motivation, sometimes individual questions,
sometimes illustration of concepts, and sometimes delivery of specific skills.g-rh@cca.CCA.COM (Richard Harter) (01/29/88)
There is so much material to cover in today's modern university that the best teachers divide their material into three separate and independent parts. One part is covered in the lectures, one part is covered in the text, and the third part is covered in the finals. :-) -- In the fields of Hell where the grass grows high Are the graves of dreams allowed to die. Richard Harter, SMDS Inc.