CDD Class Report Walden 8-1-09

WEEKLY CLASS REPORT
Walden House /08-01-2009

OPENING COMMENTS:
The class started on time with 4 students missing.

ATTENDANCE:
We had 8 students in attendance.

INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW:
The students each introduced themselves and Chris introduced himself (since it was his first class teaching).

1ST TOPIC COVERED:
Teacher Eric started by going over the outline and what was expected. He gave examples of a ‘plan’ such as buying milk and what steps he would have to do in order to complete it.
He went over what the outline consisted of, including the Intro, Body, and Conclusion. At this point, we gave the students some time to work on their outline. Some students already had their outline completed while other students needed help refining what their ‘plans’ were because they were too broad. Eric and Chris spent some time with each student to help them with their ‘plan’ and putting it into outline format.

2ND TOPIC COVERED:
Chris did a quick review of the first 6 discovery terms and then completed going over the rest of the terms. The students all knew the terms pretty well. Eric also went over specific definitions (culled from the exam) to ensure that the students would be able to answer the exam properly.

3RD TOPIC COVERED:
Chris led the class through the second half of Module One.

ADDITIONAL TOPICS

LAB TIME:
All students logged onto a computer. Each student was able to work on their own computer with no need for sharing. After all students went through using the Help and the topics covered during lecture (searching and printing within Help), the students were allowed to continue working on the computer. One student worked in MS Paint. Some students tried changing settings in the Display Settings. The rest of the students worked in Mavis Beacon. Most of the students made it through most of a Mavis lesson.

FINAL NOTES:
The class seemed very interested in learning and also in completing their essays. The students were eager to ask as well as answer questions. The most difficult part of this class was the outline. Eric and Chris tried to help the students understand the expectations for the outline and also to help the students formulate their ‘plans’.

APPRECIATION:
Chris would like to thank Eric for giving lots of direction to him in terms of teaching. Even though Eric has only recently started teaching, he seems like he is already a pro.