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Classroom Observation Paper

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Not only was this my first time experiencing observation over a distance, but it was my first time experiencing a lesson in mathematics before. I have taken varying online college courses, but none of those courses were math. In the lesson, there were two college professors who were doing revisions on a previously administered Calculus test. The professors would trade off problems; while one was working on and explaining the problem, the other professor was writing and preparing for the next one. This would often be distracting when trying to stay focused on the problem at hand since the only thing visible, room wise, was the white board. While the math courses I took were generally quiet since the students would be focusing on the lesson, the video came across as a private lesson just for me, especially with how …show more content…

While I learned that the lessons were previously live streams, the videos are uploaded onto YouTube for later viewing. I did not think about the possibility of comments from students concerning the already recorded content. Not only was the student not present at the live stream for immediate questioning, but the question can vary by the time the student viewed the posted video. Whether that be a day later or a year later, the question is possibly go unanswered. Yet the question asked by the student in the comment section was answered in an appropriate amount of time. It was answered by once again Professor Daniel who was in this video as he is in every math lesson video that I have viewed. But Professor Daniel went out of his way to answer the question. He answered the question from his own personal YouTube Channel, he took the time to explain the complex math solution with the limited keys available on the keyboard. Definitely going beyond what I believe would be necessary and inspirational when it comes to the possibility of online distant

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