Reflecting on 2 classes I have taken at Oregon State, I will explain my thoughts on why one was effective and why one was not while drawing from the course material for this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The class that I found to be very effective was the structures 2 course I took last term. I learned so much valuable information in this class and really connected with the teaching style the professor had. He did a good job of setting goals for the class and making it his priority for us to reach that goal. The main goal of the class being to prepare us for our next class in the segment which was much harder than structures 2, temporary structures. He focused on getting the class to conceptualize the material rather than memorize it and do good on his specific tests. His presentation was also very good, having 3 lectures a week with a recitation kept me engaged and really internalize the material. I also enjoyed the use of Hands-On presentation where he used real 2x4s and 4x4s to show the axial compression on the actual member as well as showing videos of steel members being used and how the force diagrams worked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, My Heavy Civil class was not helpful at all. It had nothing to do with the teacher himself but the way he taught it felt disorganized and cluttered. He used hands on tools like computer programs to show cut\/fill diagrams but they just brought more complications to the task, causing the class to focus more on the program and less on the actual material we needed to learn. The class also did not create a great learning environment for me personally. There was 2 lectures a week that were 2 hours long and just dragged on and on with a teacher who seemed to back track on every other topic, second guessing himself and causing confusion amongst my classmates. He could have benefited from measuring the training, class, effectiveness by looking at the classes average scores on HWs and midterms to give some insight as to how the class is taking to the teaching style. Overall, he was a great guy but his training and teaching style did not help me succeed in the topic rather added more challenges that took away from the goal of the class which was to learn about Heavy Civil Construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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