Editing Interpersonal Media (Winter 2020) (section)

==== Cold Calling ====

Cases rely roughly on the [[:wikipedia:Socratic method|socratic method]] where instructors teaching cases cold call on students—i.e., instructors call on people ''without'' asking for volunteers first. We will be doing this in each class.

I have written a computer program that will generate a list of names each day and we will randomly select a number of students in the class to call on in class. The program will ensure balance so that everybody is called on a roughly equal number of times during the quarter.

If you cannot attend class, you '''must tell us in advance''' by filling out [https://forms.gle/maEEpNx7qU4NeHtu9 this simple Google form] that asks for two things: (1) your UW student number and (2) the date you will be absent from class. You must fill this out '''one hour before class begins''' or will not be able to incorporate it into the program that select names.

Because cold calling can be terrifying for some students, we will be circulating a list of questions we will alongside the weekly announcements (i.e., at least 6 days in advance). We will only cold call to ask students for which you have time to prepare your answers. Although it is a very good idea to write out answers to these questions in advance, we will not be collecting these answers. You are welcome to work with other students to brainstorm possible answers.