On 1/05/09, TennEducDoc wrote:
> How do you feel about providing notes (in advance) for
> class that are from your Powerpoints prepared for the class
> lecture? I post mine in pdf form on our D2L webpage.
> Several of us were discussing how it discourages
> note-taking during the lecture. I feel that it frees the
> student to participate in the class discussion without
> having their heads down in the notebooks and laptops. There
> will always be points that are not in the Ppts notes that
> need to be notated. There are some profs who will not allow
> any use or downloading of Ppts by their students. There is
> also the point of "Why come to class if you can download
> his notes?" Aside from an absence policy, I have a
> "participation" grade to cover that. That is purely
> subjective, I suppose, but it provides me with the power to
> encourage attendance and participation.

I provide PowerPoints with room for notetaking. I don't have
notes on my PowerPoints to give if I wanted to. For
undergraduate students I don't make them available in advance.
I usually hand out copies and post the ppt file on Blackboard
afterward for reference.

I also give points for attendance and/or participation. When I
don't do that my absentee rate doubles.

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