Subj : Re: Good examples of programming course lecture notes
To   : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer
From : Patricia Shanahan
Date : Sat Sep 03 2005 10:19 am

Roedy Green wrote:
> On 2 Sep 2005 14:12:33 -0700, clemenr@wmin.ac.uk wrote or quoted :
> 
> 
>>I'd like to ask if anyone knows of some programming course they've
>>taken or are taking where the use of slides/powerpoint was really
>>effective. It doesn't need to be a Java course as I'm interested in
>>lookng more at presentation and lecture design styles rather than
>>content? I've done a lot of searching on the net, but haven't found
>>anything that I feel is clearly better than what I do now.
> 
> 
> I used to teach a tutorial at UBC, Fortran and assembler. I would
> freak out my students my telling them they were not allowed to take
> notes.  They had to GET what I was saying, not just write it down.

Shouldn't teaching methods be arrange to accommodate a range of learning
styles?

I would like your tutorial, because I can't think and do handwriting at
the same time. I try to avoid any substantial note taking, to the extent
of using a digital camera to capture blackboard material.

On the other hand, some of my fellow students say they don't fully get
anything until they have written it, and take extensive notes as a means
to understanding.

Patricia

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