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From: liberte@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Ph.D.'s and Teaching (Student's
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Date: 11 Jan 88 19:13:00 GMT
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> /* Written  2:04 pm  Jan 10, 1988 by hes@ecsvax.UUCP in uiucdcsb:comp.edu */
> Much of what is done by a teacher overlaps what is done in 
> the entertainment industry - speaking clearly, making sure that 
> the entire "audience" can see the "stage", ...  and of course one
> can go overboard and treat teaching as entertainment - by emphasizing
> that over content.  However, I believe, that many teachers neglect the
> presentation aspects and therefore decrease their own effectiveness.
> --henry schaffer  n c state univ
> /* End of text from uiucdcsb:comp.edu */

Along this line, I wonder how many teachers have considered making
video recordings of their presentations.  This would have a number of
benefits.  Teachers would learn to appreciate how every minute counts.
They could review the tape to see how it looks from the students perspective.
Students could replay the tape as a review or a first viewing in case
the lecture was missed.  

I certainly recognize the value of having a live speaker who can answer
questions on the spot or involve the audience.  There is also danger of
turning students into more passive viewers than they are already.  But
a once a semester video recordings session over several years, for
example, could have a positive long term effect on the educational process.

Dan LaLiberte
liberte@a.cs.uiuc.edu
uiucdcs!liberte