ORIENT: 10-week term?

[Sue Mills]

I totally agree and I'm glad you brought this up. Who designed that 
semester and why?

McComas Taylor wrote:
> Colleagues
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> I am also very concerned about the 10-week stretch next semester - what 
> about a CAP-wide non-teaching week (say, week 6?) to give everyone a bit 
> of a break.
>
> McC
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> Kent Anderson wrote:
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>> Dear Colleagues:
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>> This is an email from a colleague in Law.  It raises and interesting issue.  It would be good to think about it in our individual circumstances, maybe around the coffee machine and corridors, and email chatter.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>> kent
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>>>>> Daniel Stewart 05/28/08 12:28 pm >>>
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>> Colleagues,
>>  
>> The second teaching and learning forum for this year is on tomorrow, 29/5 from 1-2 in the Moot Court 3rd floor (note change of venue).  Vanilla Bean wraps and sandwiches will be provided.
>>  
>> The topic for this week is managing the 13 week semester:
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>> Second semester this year is split into 10 and 3 teaching weeks, and some staff members have suggested that they intend to split their undergraduate teaching up with a lecture free week to try to better manage workloads across the 10 weeks.  Should we take a College wide approach?  Are there alternative ways to manage workloads, both for ourselves and our students, across what can be a long semester?   
>> Possible issues for discussion:  managing workloads over a semester, including
>> - How do we currently use the 2 week mid semester lecture break in our teaching?  Is it for assessment? Extra reading? Chance to take a break?
>> - Trying something different: how to break things up without confusing and losing the students
>> - How much to do before, during and after each class: or why we need the break as much as our students?
>> Preparation:
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>> How do you currently approach public holidays?  Do you schedule a make-up class?  Wait to see whether you can make up the time in other ways?  What does this say about the 13 week, 39 (or 52) hours of contact time teaching model?  
>> For those unable to attend any responses to these questions or the issue of a teaching free week are welcome, by email to me or otherwise.
>> Thanks,
>>  
>> Daniel
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