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1. How would you change the pacing of the course?

If by the pace of the course, the instructor means, the speed at which new information was introduced, I think that the pacing was fine because we only met twice per week.

2. How would you change the basic schedule of the course (one software idea a week, with one day for instruction and one for work)?

I think the basic schedule was fine. I liked having one day of instructional time, and one day to work on assignments in class. I like that the instructor did not overload us with a lot of out of class assignments especially since the hours to the lab were limited due to summer courses.

3. What material should have been included but wasn't?

I already gave feedback regarding materials that I felt was needed such as updating the course outline on wikispace to accurately reflect the instructors expectations for the course regarding deadlines etc. as the home page.

4. What material do you think was unnecessary?

I cannot say that any of this material was necessary or unnecessary. It all can be useful within the context of teaching a lesson depending on the teacher’s comfort level with technology and creativity. As the instructor has already said, at the end of the day, technology is no substitute for good teaching and content knowledge.

5. How would you have taught the material itself differently?

The introduction to this class set a negative tone for me. The way the instructor presented his negative feelings about how the class was taught while he was a TA and a former graduate student did not help me to feel good about the direction of the class. A more positive introduction would have been more beneficial for me. The instructor’s talking pace was also at times a bit fast for me. He might want to consider talking a bit slower, or finding a way to teach to all the skills levels in the class. I am not sure that it is possible, but it is worth thinking considering.

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