Barry Westling

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Preparing to Manage Your Class

Hi Herve: Great insight. Time is always the enemy of learning. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Developing An Evaluation System

Hi Justin: Class assignments and the most appropriate grading of those assignments takes care, diligence, experience, and wisdom. We want to be fair and consistent, but also objective in evaluating individual student performance. However it's done, we want to be sure we are measuring student learning - and at times, that can be a difficult task at best! Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Developing An Evaluation System

Hi Raymond: Good points. Certain courses will require more emphasis on one component more than another. But in general, I agree felexibility in the grading system facilitates balance. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Developing An Evaluation System

Hi Jeffrey: You're right. Unless your institution prtescibes something specific its best when an instructor can determine how best to measure their students performance. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Preparing to Manage Your Class

Hi Hope: There are a lot of styles - actually blended mixtures of many. Being willing to adapt and improve is a terrific trait. Good luck! Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Preparing to Manage Your Class

Hi Kenji: Externship based on hands on learning will sharpen the critical skills will need for their success in their chosen profession. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Developing An Evaluation System

Hi James: I think pre-testing is one of the most underused media that has great potential. It ingages, promotes critical thinking, and provides an automatic form of feedback not available by other methods. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Methods to develop backup plans

Hi James: It's great when an instructor has a wealth of resources to vary throughout their course, as you obviously do. Regardless, it is true we want to avoid having lessons that are boring to students. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Selecting media for your classes

Hi James: Hey - roatating media, what a cool concept! Not sure iof it's applicable to all program disciplines, but an interesting idea to explore. Thanks! Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Preparing to Manage Your Class

Hi James: Good thoughts and deeper inner analysis. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Barry