I learned to do this after the few weeks into the semester. Simply get students to quickly and informally jot down their comments on the three things: in order of importance,
a) what does NOT work
b) suggestions for improvement
c) what works
Thanks to this semester's e-Learning wk, I managed to have Japan trip, though that postponed the feedback session all the way to week 6 and 7.
Well, none the less, in the spirit of better late then never I got it done.
Today, going though the results, a surprising fact emerged. It suggests that I took the lessons learned from the last semester's feedbacks too far this time around. Guess I forgot about that more general rule of: No extremes, everything in moderation (even moderation itself - or is this the exception that proves the rule!? As Johno said, every rule has an exception, which in turn proves the rule).
Last semester I learned to 'let them be' and to teach in that noisy environment where majority pays no attention. This time, apart from the expected comments about speaking too fast, accent, and requesting more practicals, lots of students said that they want me to be more strict, some specifically, to stop them from playing games.
In a way, what is not surprising , is that - as all of us - they just want what they don't have...!
Ps: got eM from Director (on Monday at 2:11am) telling me that she heard that I wanted to talk to her and to feel free to do so, just to mk an appointment with her PA. The idea is still to just quickly apologize in person - no more, no less.
a) what does NOT work
b) suggestions for improvement
c) what works
Thanks to this semester's e-Learning wk, I managed to have Japan trip, though that postponed the feedback session all the way to week 6 and 7.
Well, none the less, in the spirit of better late then never I got it done.
Today, going though the results, a surprising fact emerged. It suggests that I took the lessons learned from the last semester's feedbacks too far this time around. Guess I forgot about that more general rule of: No extremes, everything in moderation (even moderation itself - or is this the exception that proves the rule!? As Johno said, every rule has an exception, which in turn proves the rule).
Last semester I learned to 'let them be' and to teach in that noisy environment where majority pays no attention. This time, apart from the expected comments about speaking too fast, accent, and requesting more practicals, lots of students said that they want me to be more strict, some specifically, to stop them from playing games.
In a way, what is not surprising , is that - as all of us - they just want what they don't have...!
Ps: got eM from Director (on Monday at 2:11am) telling me that she heard that I wanted to talk to her and to feel free to do so, just to mk an appointment with her PA. The idea is still to just quickly apologize in person - no more, no less.
2 comments:
E, Begi, Begi...
Izgleda da si se škapulo bide.
Evo moje interpretacije... Direktorica je pala na tvoj duboki glas, i to jos otkad te vidjela kako rasturas sg-ce na basket, i onda te htjela dovesti u submisivnu situaciju jer je sado-mazo-loving đikača. Sad je dosla do svoje prilike i totalno je namjestila situaciju. Kad ti njoj dodjes u ofis ne bi me zacudilo da zatrazi kakvu masazu ledja ili ramena pa onda kao u onom filmu s Demi Moore...
Sto se tice studenata, ubaci lah, leh i wah na kraj svake recenice pa ce onda razumit. Dodaj jos koji 'aiyah' i 'why like that one arh?' kad pocnu pricat tijeko sata - i done!
LOL - zajebanciju na stranu Covik, Direktorica nije zenjena, i rumors o njezinoz zadnoj vezi su par godina stare... lah
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