Last evening I was teaching my Canadian Journalism for Internationally Trained Writers class. What an amazing bunch they are: literate, serious, dedicated.....
The class is small so I have time to pay attention to what I'm teaching and who I am teaching, That all made me think about the size of classes we are teaching today, the number of classes and the demands on the college professor. As SWFs are being maximized, I'm wondering about the concept of teaching with integrity at the post-secondary level. For me that means time to prepare for classes that are backed up by lots of online material, a welcoming Power Point presentation and lots of time for discussion and debate. If we water down what we do to cut every economic corner imaginable what happens to thinking and reflecting, staying abreast of the latest in your field, and getting to know the needs of your students?
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The Thursday Murder Club
1 hour ago
Hey Joyce. It's true. For almost all my life I've studied in very small environments. It is what my school's priests call "personalized education". Not only it lets the teacher be more effective, but the communication between him and the students is stronger. I remember that when I was taking my bachelor degree, the rector knew the names of every single student. We were not just a number.
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ReplyDeletedoesn't your school get the entire summer off while some people in other schools are teaching? you should be the last person to complain about prep time.
I'm a Sheridan student and, at least my program, is giving classes all through the summer. So...
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