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Angelena CO #2


On Monday, January 14th from 2:00 to 2:50 p.m., I went to Felicia Ciappetta’s Listening class. The classroom was originally supposed to be in Room 312 but we went down to the computer lab.  Before class started, the instructor posted a lecture on Canvas as well as three six-minute timed quizzes for the students to take after listening to the lecture. She told students to log on to the computers and then log on to Canvas where they would find a lecture and quizzes.  She told them to first listen to the lecture, then listen to the lecture again and write notes on what they hear, and then finish notes the third time they’re listening to the lecture.  After listening three times, students were allowed to take their quizzes on Canvas.  The professor wrote what the quizzes and lecture were going to be about at the beginning of the class on the white board, which I think can be helpful for students since it can be used to make sure that they are taking the correct quiz. She told them that they are allowed to listen to the lecture as many times as they needed to but that they could only take each quiz one time.  The instructor went around the room to make sure that the students were doing what they needed to and then sat at a desk to answer any questions the students may have. Throughout the class, I remained silent so that I would not distract the students but I tried to peak at the notes the students next to me were taking. I did not want them to see that I was looking because I did not want to confuse the students or cause any unnecessary mistakes.  From this class, I learned that it’s important for the teacher to prepare before the class starts and make sure that everything that the students need are already on Canvas so that it is easy to access.  It is also necessary for the teacher to give clear instructions at the beginning of class so that students know exactly what they need to do and to also avoid errors or confusion.

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