On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Yaakov Nemoy loupgaroublond@gmail.com wrote:
2009/5/16 David bouncingcats@gmail.com:
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Kevin Fenzi kevin@scrye.com wrote:
On Fri, 15 May 2009 12:37:56 +1000 David bouncingcats@gmail.com wrote:
Also, having participated in several classrooms, several times I have seen presenters have to rush the latter part of their presentation and question sessions cut short. I strongly suggest for this mode of delivery that 90 minutes would should be allowed, with presenters aiming for a 45 minute presentation and a 30 minute interactive question session.
Proposition:
Offer the instructor an option for how long the class will be. 60 minutes, 90 minutes, or 120 minutes.
Thanks for responding, I think the flexible aspect of what you suggest is good, but it overlooks the fact that my suggestion does not fit in 60 minutes.
That is my original point: Based on the classes I have attended or read, I think 60 minutes is too short, forcing either the presentation or the questions to be truncated or rushed or inhibited. And without good reason, it seems to me.
If anyone wants to put a counter point of view that 60 minutes is enough, it would help to explain what the benefit of that would be, versus the benefit of allowing enough time for both a great presentation (eg 45 mins) and a great interactive question session (eg 30 mins).