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Sam Osterhout
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I always present material in roughly 15 minute sections, and I try to vary the physical requirements of each subsequent activity. For example, if I do a mini-lecture in which the class is stationary (and listening, knock on wood), then the next activity will require them to move around. This could mean a group activity or case study (in a group), etc. That can be followed by student or group presentations (in which one person presents while the rest listen and respond), etc.
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During my first classes, I give the students an autobiography assignment. They have five minutes to cover the generalities of their lives. After this, they give their autobiographies to another student, and the assignment changes into a biography assignment. The students are to use two sources in order to write a biography about their peer: the first source is their peer, and the second source is their peer's autobiography. They are given 20 minutes to chat (interview) and get to know each other (and take notes), and another 15 to write their biographies. I then allow them to take the… >>>
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