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<FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Dear Ikeda-sensei,<BR>
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Good point. No, how about we sacrifice the first week of October for this (leaving the second week including labour Day for us to drink and be merry like true labourers)? We would still have a 13-week semester. I thought it was silly from the start, the fact that we had two weeks off before the last three weeks of the semester. One week should be enough, no?<BR>
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Roald<BR>
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On 29/05/08 9:37 AM, "Shun Ikeda" <Shun.Ikeda@anu.edu.au> wrote:<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#0000FF">> Dear all,<BR>
> <BR>
> Are you suggesting a 12-week (teaching week) semester?<BR>
> <BR>
> Shun Ikeda<BR>
> -----------<BR>
> On 29/05/2008, at 9:25 AM, Roald Maliangkay wrote:<BR>
> <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> Dear all,<BR>
>> <BR>
>> I very much like McComas's idea; it would also be a nice thing for <BR>
>> the students to look forward to after our mid-term exams which we <BR>
>> could then organise at the end of the 6-week period. He has my vote <BR>
>> (and so does Pedro).<BR>
>> <BR>
>> Cheers,<BR>
>> <BR>
>> Roald<BR>
>> <BR>
>> <BR>
>> <BR>
>> <BR>
>> <BR>
>> On 29/05/08 9:16 AM, "McComas Taylor" <McComas.Taylor@anu.edu.au> <BR>
>> wrote:<BR>
>> <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">>>> Colleagues<BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> I am also very concerned about the 10-week stretch next semester <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> - what<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">>>> about a CAP-wide non-teaching week (say, week 6?) to give <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> everyone a bit<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">>>> of a break.<BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> McC<BR>
>>> <BR>
>>> Kent Anderson wrote:<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> Dear Colleagues:<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> This is an email from a colleague in Law. It raises and <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> interesting issue.<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> It would be good to think about it in our individual <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> circumstances, maybe<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> around the coffee machine and corridors, and email chatter.<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> Cheers.<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> kent<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> ___________________________<BR>
>>>> Professor Kent Anderson<BR>
>>>> Director, Faculty of Asian Studies<BR>
>>>> ANU College of Asia-Pacific and ANU College of Law<BR>
>>>> The Australian National University<BR>
>>>> Canberra, ACT 0200<BR>
>>>> Tel +61-[0]2-6125-5125<BR>
>>>> ANU CRICOS Code 00120C<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> My diary can be checked at <a href="http://calendar.yahoo.com/fas.director">http://calendar.yahoo.com/fas.director</a><BR>
>>>> ___________________________<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>>>>> Daniel Stewart 05/28/08 12:28 pm >>><BR>
>>>>>>> <BR>
>>>> Colleagues,<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> The second teaching and learning forum for this year is on <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> tomorrow, 29/5<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> from 1-2 in the Moot Court 3rd floor (note change of venue). <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> Vanilla Bean<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> wraps and sandwiches will be provided.<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> The topic for this week is managing the 13 week semester:<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> Second semester this year is split into 10 and 3 teaching weeks, <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> and some<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> staff members have suggested that they intend to split their <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> undergraduate<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> teaching up with a lecture free week to try to better manage <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> workloads across<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> the 10 weeks. Should we take a College wide approach? Are <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> there alternative<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> ways to manage workloads, both for ourselves and our students, <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> across what<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> can be a long semester?<BR>
>>>> Possible issues for discussion: managing workloads over a <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> semester,<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> including<BR>
>>>> - How do we currently use the 2 week mid semester lecture break <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> in our<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> teaching? Is it for assessment? Extra reading? Chance to take a <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> break?<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> - Trying something different: how to break things up without <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> confusing and<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> losing the students<BR>
>>>> - How much to do before, during and after each class: or why we <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> need the<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> break as much as our students?<BR>
>>>> Preparation:<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> How do you currently approach public holidays? Do you schedule <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> a make-up<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> class? Wait to see whether you can make up the time in other <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> ways? What<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> does this say about the 13 week, 39 (or 52) hours of contact <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> time teaching<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> model?<BR>
>>>> For those unable to attend any responses to these questions or <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> the issue of a<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800080">>>>> teaching free week are welcome, by email to me or otherwise.<BR>
>>>> Thanks,<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> Daniel<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> _______________________<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> Daniel Stewart<BR>
>>>> Director, Teaching and Learning<BR>
>>>> ANU College of Law<BR>
>>>> <BR>
>>>> Building #5<BR>
>>>> The Australian National University<BR>
>>>> Canberra ACT 0200 Australia<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">>>> <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008000">>> <BR>
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