tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003311245097450093.post4579438407860069740..comments2014-12-07T06:42:06.926-08:00Comments on Donald Patinkin Econ 490 Fall 2014: Lessons LearnedDonald Patinkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085804465312262699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003311245097450093.post-57464078059769421912014-12-07T06:42:06.926-08:002014-12-07T06:42:06.926-08:00When you do make up your mind about the course, pl...When you do make up your mind about the course, please let me know. ;-)<br /><br />I am not a big fan of PowerPoint in class, as it tends to block discussion. It might be good as preparation before class, but unlike the Excel homework, I don't really have a way to assess whether students understand what they are being presented with in the PowerPoint. The current reason they are there early in the semester is because students add the class at different times and I need everyone to get caught up. Plus at the beginning students haven't yet the background of what the course is about. After a while, those needs are met. You ready yourself for the conceptual stuff with the blog posts. Perhaps one student each week should produce a summary of what we discuss in class and that could be done in PowerPoint. Would that make sense to you? Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.com