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Free Online Class – Delivering same course again : How to start afresh

   
Alexandre Enkerli
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Monday, 25 August, 2008 4:00 PM To 5:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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A new semester starts and most of us (teachers) would be teaching the same course again. Some of us would have taught the same course more than once. Are you excited about delivering this course again or are you just taking it as yet another semester where the course is to be delivered?

Simple techniques like collaborative syllabus and going beyond "set in stone" syllabus, can help you get started with new vigor, motivation and energy.

I would discuss how you can start afresh while taking the same course every semester. Join me in discussing on this, just before the next semester starts. I look forward to learning from your experience as well.
About the presenter: Alexandre Enkerli
Alex is a French-speaking ethnographer from Montreal, Qc. As a part-time or visiting lecturer, he has been teaching anthropology, folkloristics, and sociology at diverse universities in Canada and the United States, including Concordia University in Montreal and Indiana University South Bend. His teaching philosophy has been influenced by his constructivist father and by diverse learning experiences. Alex pretty much lives online. Apart from diverse activities on online services like Facebook and Twitter, he participates in diverse online forums and mailing-lists, including the Moodle community at Moodle.org. His main blog is Disparate.
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Comments
Vikrama Dhiman
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 2:28 AM
This is an exciting topic and something that I have wanted to discuss ever since my days as a teacher and now a trainer in a corporate environment. The time might not be right for me but I would for sure watch the recording and contribute through comments.
Nellie Deutsch
Monday, August 18, 2008 2:08 AM
I agree, Vikram. This topic is very important for teachers who need to show enthusiasm and excitement about a course they may have given over and over again.
Khalil Zakari
Saturday, August 23, 2008 10:58 AM
I totally agree with both Vikrama and my friend Nellie, whom I thank for joining the Teachers Development Network. Although you cannot swim in the same river twice, it would be interesting to inject new flavor into ongoing practices, to avoid the feeling that one has done it all before. Khalil at: http://teacherdevelopment.ning.com
Nellie Deutsch
Sunday, August 24, 2008 6:50 PM
Nice to see you here, Khalil. Alexandre is an excellent speaker. I am looking forward to a very thought provoking session.
Thomas George
Monday, August 25, 2008 9:09 AM
It's absolutely good.
Alexandre Enkerli
Monday, August 25, 2008 6:48 PM
Good thing I didn't see these comments before the session as it might have made me nervous... ;-) I did it in my own style, with very limited preparation. "Flying by the seat of my pants," so to speak. Thing is, it was part of what I wanted to communicate: sometimes, it's better to prepare less and just go with the flow. At any rate, feel free to contact me if you want to discuss those issues or if you want to give me any kind of feedback about the session. Hope you got your money's worth.
 
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