ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH STUDENTS

CILA Faculty Lunch Conversation
Tuesday, March 18
11:45-1:15, Buntrock 142

Co-sponsored by IIT.

Sheri Breen, Political Science
Jim Farrell, History and American Studies
Paul Zorn, Mathematics

The ability to communicate electronically with students before and after class opens up new possibilities for continuing class discussion beyond the classroom walls and the class hour, for students to submit assignments electronically, and for faculty to provide additional, virtual, office hours. How do different kinds of electronic communication work in support of teaching and learning? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these new forms of communication with students?