Tale of Two Classes Case study Final

Hello, I will be presenting to you today a case

study called the Tale of two classes.

This case study is centered around Ebony.

Ebony has back to back classes by two different professors.

We are going to compare today.

The structure and format of the two different classrooms as

well as the expectations set by the professor.

Professor Gardner teaches interpersonal communications on the first day of

class, Professor Gardner clearly outlines his expectations and rules for

the classroom.

Um he asked students to not bring cell phones are

not used laptops except for note taking.

Um he also asks them to be fully engaged in

the class to listen to their fellow classmates when they're

talking um and to be respectful.

And then lastly, he just asks to limit distractions to

not arrive late to class or asked to leave early.

Ebony's organizational communication class is taught by Professor morgan.

Okay, during the first class, Professor Martin explains that she

will have no rules in the class, that she's asking

students to recognize how they learn best um and that

they will be setting their own expectations for their classroom.

Professor Morgan's classroom has limited structure as she sometimes will

lecture on the topics assigned and then other times she'll

ask the students to share a topic that they wish

to discuss based on the climate that each professor has

established in their classroom.

Professor Gardner has created an environment that is supportive and

inclusive, whereas Professor morgan's classroom lack structure can be a

little chaotic and does not lend itself to a positive

or construction constructive learning environment norms are usually established from

the onset based on the narrative communicated from the leader

to the follower early on, Professor Gardner establishes the norms

in his classroom by communicating to students that he wants

them to be fully engaged and not using cell phones

and not using laptops, he wants them to actively listen

and um he wants them to arrive on time and

not asked to leave early.

Conversely, Professor morgan's class, the norm is a little bit

more casual and uncontrolled students are often on their phones

or laptops and they don't pay attention to each other

as they speak as we delve further into each classroom.

We can't help but examine the way that the group

functions together.

North House explains to us that groups that work well

together tend to produce more positive results than groups that

are not cohesive.

It is extremely important that we create an environment that

allow group members to get to know each other as

well as the leader.

This ensures that all members feel supported and comfortable when

sharing ideas and thoughts when you have an idea of

how you want your group to perform.

It is really important that you clearly outlined these expectations

to the group members as explained to us by North

House Standards of Excellence are an important factor associated with

the success of your team establishing the expectation of standards

of excellence.

Group members should be made aware of information, they will

need, how much is expected of them, how to treat

fellow team members, deadlines for goals and what the consequences

will be if they don't reach those deadlines.

Professor Gardner Gardner has set the parameters and expectations um

in his class and has also established a grading structure

that allows students to know how they are progressing through

their semester.

Ultimately, Professor Gardner wants his class to value their learning

experience and needs them to be fully engaged in order

to do so.

Professor Morgan has a different approach.

She has informed her class that she will review all

of the necessary course information, but students are going to

decide for themselves how they will participate.

The majority of their classroom grade will be the final

project and she's allowing students to determine how willing they

are to participate in class.

Since the only grade is the final project, Professor Morgan

does not give the class an opportunity to increase performance

or their great based on feedback due to the lack

of assignments leading up to the final project as someone

who works with college students on a daily basis in

and out of the classroom, I know how important it

is to clearly define expectations, established boundaries and explain resources

personally, I know that I love working with a group

of people that know who I am, but also respectfully

listen to my opinions when it comes time to share.

So knowing that I have those feelings, I make it

a priority in my classroom as a student, the atmosphere

that most aligns with my needs, um, is Professor Gardner's

classroom, ideally, I want to be involved in a classroom

where the professor not only engages the students, but provides

an inclusive environment where affiliation amongst classmates is promoted and

a valued learning experience takes place.

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