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Projecting the notes can be very useful in lecture for introductions, for review, and for quick looks
at derivations. The primary teaching though probably still works best at the blackboard. One thing
that our classrooms really don’t facilitate is switching from one mode to the other.
In a future class, with the notes fully prepared, I will plan to decrease the formal lecture time and add
lab or discussion session time, with students working moving at their own pace using computers.
Projects could be worked on in groups or individually. Instructors would be available to answer
questions and give suggestions.
Similar sessions would be possible at a distance. The formal lecture could be taped and available
in bite size pieces inside the lecture notes. Advanced classes with small numbers of students could
be taught based on notes, with less instructor support than is usual. Classes could be offered more
often than is currently feasible.
Jim Branson