Comments on: Office Hours and Participation http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/class-policies/office-hours-and-participation A teaching and learning conference. Mon, 23 May 2011 15:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Janet Branchaw http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/class-policies/office-hours-and-participation/comment-page-1#comment-4576 Janet Branchaw Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:26:45 +0000 http://www.teachingprofessor.com/?p=1555#comment-4576 Though I like this idea in theory, I envision students coming to my office hours simply to earn points, with nothing substantial to discuss or contribute. I teach pre-professional students, who are very grade driven. In addition, it seems one would have to develop a policy regarding what counts and what does not count for points. Would this defeat the purpose? Would the conversations become contrived, rather than genuine? I would feel like I'm constantly judging what the students are saying, rather than simply getting to know them and discussing the material. Though I like this idea in theory, I envision students coming to my office hours simply to earn points, with nothing substantial to discuss or contribute. I teach pre-professional students, who are very grade driven.

In addition, it seems one would have to develop a policy regarding what counts and what does not count for points. Would this defeat the purpose? Would the conversations become contrived, rather than genuine? I would feel like I’m constantly judging what the students are saying, rather than simply getting to know them and discussing the material.

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