[fedora-classroom] Class Duration

[Kevin Fenzi]

On Sun, 17 May 2009 20:03:46 +1000
David <bouncingcats at gmail.com> wrote:

> When I started this thread it was based only on my impression from the
> small sample of classroom sessions I had attended.
> 
> So I thought it might be more objective to collect a data set from the
> logs at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Classroom.
> 
> The summary below shows that in the total sample of 26
> nominal-60-minute classes on the wiki, there was nearly always time
> pressure between presentation and questions, and only 6 occasions when
> there was more than 5 minutes for final questions.
> 
> And again I'd like to congratulate everyone involved who I think did a
> great job. I'm just suggesting the task might be easier if they werent
> trying to fit a great presentation plus great interactive questions
> into a 60 minute slot on IRC.
> 
> I suggest classes be scheduled at minimum 90 minute intervals, based
> on approx 45 min presentation, 30 min questions, and 15 min break.

Yeah, one thing to keep in mind however is that many sessions (at least
the ones I have done), the teachers allow/encourage questions during
the session itself. This means that there is probibly going to be less
questions at the end, simply because people already asked them when
they thought of them. ;) 

I don't object to 90min as a default... I agree that most classess have
had much more material to discuss. Also, if a class finishes early,
there are no more questions, then the break between that class and the
next could just be larger, no harm done. ;) 

kevin
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