tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935947010492083394.post7602907586792340045..comments2022-03-25T05:20:55.772-07:00Comments on ENG101Fall2007UAT: Process: Procrastination and DraftingSteve Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17979681604080297921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935947010492083394.post-14291443377934112792007-12-11T05:48:00.000-08:002007-12-11T05:48:00.000-08:00If it's any help, professors usually assume two to...If it's any help, professors usually assume two to three hours work outside of class for each credit hour earned. In online classes, I usually count in the three hours which would normally be spent in class as time lost to typing, reading, etc. This still means I assume students will spend between six and nine hours per week in a sixteen week section just working on my class. <BR/><BR/>Jason, I like your schedule. I work in blocks of time. This semester I take care of online teaching, email, and calls from 8:00 until 11:00 or so. This time corresponds to my office hours, which I hold Monday-Friday. I teach between 11:00 and 2:00. I take a short break, and take care of anything which has come in, reading, research, and writing of content posts, etc. On Mondays and Wednesday, I then head to the down town campus, where I hold office hours and then teach between 6:30 and 8:30, and then hold one additional office hour. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I try to spend some time with my wife, and I try to spend most of the weekend taking care of relationship and home stuff and--if there's time--fun. This schedule will change every semester, and meetings, etc. have to be fit into already crowded afternoons. <BR/><BR/>The reason I share my schedule is to let folks in the class know just how much time and passion a career takes. I used to laugh at my father when he'd say, "No one gets ahead working just forty hours per week." It's true. The odd thing is I don't mind the time I spend working. I look forward to it, mostly because I was very careful to pick a career which fit me, and I took the time to come to know myself and what I wanted to do in the world very well.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/><BR/>SteveSteve Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979681604080297921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935947010492083394.post-61442566949715213632007-12-10T20:47:00.000-08:002007-12-10T20:47:00.000-08:00I try hard not to procrastinate myself, but it is ...I try hard not to procrastinate myself, but it is not easy. I have usually been able to stay on time when it comes to class work. In my own experience, it is sometimes easier to procrastinate when it comes to other tasks not related to school. <BR/><BR/>The general schedule that I use is to work on college tasks for about 2 hours, take a break for 1 hour, ad then repeat the process for the whole day. This allows me to write notes, respond to posts, and complete assignments in a reasonable timeframe while still having the time to do other tasks.<BR/><BR/>I can pretty much use this tactic all day, and not overwork myself. So, that is my process.Jason Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670759544703968065noreply@blogger.com