From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Brian van den Broek Subject: Re: How do teachers use org-mode Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:57:46 +0200 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:36260) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsW1S-0004t0-82 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:58:40 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsW1L-0004Z4-N0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:58:34 -0500 Received: from mail-tul01m020-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169]:47114) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsW1L-0004YS-Ht for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:58:27 -0500 Received: by obbta7 with SMTP id ta7so1294483obb.0 for ; Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:58:26 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Venkatesh Choppella Cc: emacs-orgmode On 1 February 2012 06:10, Venkatesh Choppella wrote: > Dear Org-mode users: > > I am using =A0org-mode this semester =A0to host my course notes. =A0 For = me > org-mode was a god-send, since I had been struggling to organize > course notes in plain html =A0before that. > I am interested to =A0hear from others who have used org-mode as part of > their teaching activities. > > Sincerely, > > Venkatesh Choppella > IIIT Hyderabad > Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 032 > India Hi Venkatesh, I'm a philosopher, so, unlike in your case, there's little chance of my making orgmode itself part of the course material :-) Depending on the course, I make a lot of use of beamer presentations. (Lots in Introduction to Logic course, little or none in seminars.) However, I developed my work-flow before orgmode grew the rich tools it now has for supporting beamer; so orgmode plays no role, here. Were I starting again, I'd likely make my workflow more orgmode focused. The most significant use I make of orgmode that seems peculiar to teaching is to use org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift to create a headline for each class session. Each has a subheading where I jot whatever reminders I need of what to say in class that won't be triggered for me by the beamer presentation (if I am employing one for that class). I keep this visible on a netbook beside the podium with the computer driving the digital projector. Each class's heading also has a subheading where, in the minutes immediately after class, I record a "post-mortem" of the class. This includes things such as what actually did get covered (as distinct from what I had planned to cover), any things about the manner of presenting that class's material that didn't work so well, any student questions that were especially interesting or surprising, and any follow-up tasks. The "what got covered" has been invaluable for planning the next time I offer the same class and has also proved very helpful when I've had more than one section of a single class. (Despite the use of beamer, I try to let the class develop as the students want as much as I do, so there is always some substantial differences between two sections of the same class to keep track of.) Hope that helps, Brian vdB