christopher yost

Location: san antonio, tx

About me

Adjunct Instructor at the International Academy of Design and Technology in San Antonio, TX.

Interests

advertising, marketing, graphic design, photography, communications

Skills

advertising, marketing, graphic design, photography, communications

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Small class sizes

What are some of the challenges that you face with ultra-small class sizes (e.g. 2-4 students) and what techniques have you developed to cope with these unique challenges?

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Small class sizes

What are some of the challenges that you face with ultra-small class sizes (e.g. 2-4 students) and what techniques have you developed to cope with these unique challenges?

christopher yost

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Small class size challenges

Who out there has the challenge of teaching to ultra-small class sizes (e.g. 2-4 students)? What kinds of challenges do you face and how have you learned to cope with these unique situations?

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Small Classes and such

I'm starting this blog because I know there are many insturctors out there in the same boat as I - with ultra-small class sizes. These classes have a unique set of challenges, everything from class particpation (how to handle calling on students even when you have only 1 or 2 in a class) to taking attendance, team and group projects etc...

Anyone else out there have small class sizes and find it a unique and sometimes difficult challenge?

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Library of Congress

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Fair proportion of contact hours vs. prep time

I think this is a great topic of discussion - I'm a new instructor myself, and it is sometimes difficult to understand exactly how much time I should balance between grading assignments, preparing for classes etc... it seems to me that some of my classes require much more effort than others. I'm not sure I can provide any consturctive assistance, but I'm very interested to learn what others think or how they handle this situation.

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Setting the stage

I want to emphasize to my students the importance of meeting deadlines as they are essential not only in the classroom, but even more so in the workplace - how can I achieve this without sounding too "dictatorial"? Have them provide input on what the standards should be? That seems dangerous. Perhaps I should begin with an example of late work and make it a classroom discussion. A little role-playing activity? (I may have just answered my own questions). Thoughts?

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