Re: [fedora-classroom] Class Duration
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Yaakov Nemoy <loupgaroublond(a)gmail.com> wrote:
2009/5/16 David <bouncingcats(a)gmail.com>:
> On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Kevin Fenzi <kevin(a)scrye.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 May 2009 12:37:56 +1000
>> David <bouncingcats(a)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).