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Surviving a 3 Week Course

Plan your 3-week course in detail, stick to your plan, and utilize time wisely. Prepare students with materials and course expectations. Focus on important information, provide additional resources, review previous lessons, and use hands-on activities. Stay engaged with students through discussion boards, chat rooms, meetings, and office hours. Assignments and labs should have extended completion time. Foster independence and problem-solving skills in students.

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Surviving a 3 Week Course

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  1. Surviving a 3 Week Course Tena McNamara CSD

  2. Be Prepared! • Plan in detail the entire 3 weeks • Do your best to stick to your plan • Utilize time wisely (but don’t abuse it with all lecture)

  3. Prepare your students • Not only with materials, but with the expectations for the course • A 3 week class is a full-time commitment

  4. Focus on the most important information • Provide resources for information that is not covered

  5. Take a few minutes to review the previous days lesson – redundancy helps

  6. Hands on activities and group work helps to enhance redundancy and keeps students engaged • Play games!

  7. Make yourself available • for discussion boards • for chat rooms • for pre-post class meetings • for office hours

  8. Provide assignments/labs for students to complete • Give extended time for completion of the assignments/labs • This must be agreed upon by the students • Grades do not have to be posted until all sessions are completed

  9. Foster independence and problem solving in students

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