promoting dialogue

Professor Marcus, a.k.a. Mrs. Marcus, taught a course last semester that met from 8:30 - 10am. No one wanted to be awake and in class -- especially a writing class -- that early in the morning and for that long. I remember the poor prof telling me how hard it was to get the class to discuss anything.

Tonight I'm going through evaluation forms for her, excerpting quotes and giving her a summary.

I found this wonderful question and answer:

Q: Did the instructor encourage student questions, comments, and discussion?

A: Yes, but I think the students may have won out.