tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post1824805487055613206..comments2024-03-14T04:16:20.472-07:00Comments on In Socrates' Wake: Press 'pause' to encourage learningMichael Cholbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02012523929044363216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-13401525912399409302011-04-15T14:20:27.339-07:002011-04-15T14:20:27.339-07:00I like the three minute recall exercise at the end...I like the three minute recall exercise at the end of class. I've been thinking about having students complete and turn in something like that as an unobtrusive attendance check, too. (That could only work, of course, in classes that are small enough to monitor and remember latecomers.)<br /><br />I had thought of the "pause, pair, and share" technique, though. That's a nice idea.david morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628941227584383772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-74346037898801225762011-04-14T10:17:00.453-07:002011-04-14T10:17:00.453-07:00I now have a half-time break in the middle of ever...I now have a half-time break in the middle of every class (classes are 75 minutes long). This began as a way of dealing with tardiness. In the past, much of the first ten minutes of every class was wasted, since so many students would drift in late. So I started a new policy: I would begin the class on time, and anyone arriving late would have to wait outside. After half an hour, I would let the late-comers in, allow people to dash off the bathroom make that urgent cell-phone etc. It was intended as a way of softening the blow of my tough love attitude to tardiness. Perhaps it has also helped students retain information as well.Ben Murphyhttp://mailer.fsu.edu/~bmurphy/noreply@blogger.com