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Fall 2007

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 23, Number 1

Categories: Education | Fall 2007

Can You Hear Me in The Back? Improving Large Section Instruction Using Walkie-Talkies

Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

Joshua C. Hall, West Virginia University

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JournalofPrivateEnterprise,VolumeXXIII,Number1,Fall2007CanYouHearMeinTheBack?ImprovingLargeSectionInstructionUsingWalkie-TalkiesRussellS.SobelWestVirginiaUniversityJoshuaC.HallWestVirginiaUniversityInthefallof1995,oneofusintroducedanewtechnologythatfundamentallychangedthenatureoflargelectureclasses:walkietalkies.1Thisbriefeducationalnotedescribestheinspirationbehindthewalkie-talkiesystem,howitworks,andthecostsandbenefitsofusingthesystemtoteachlargeprinciplessections.Theideaforthewalkie-talkiesystemresultedfromgivingmyteachingassistanttheopportunitytoteachalarge(200student)classtohelphimgainexperienceteaching.Sittinginthebackoftheclassroomtoobservetheteachingassistantprovidedanentirelydifferentperspectiveonlargeclasses!Thestudentsaroundmewereveryinterestedinwhattheassistantwasteaching,andtheyconstantlyturnedaroundtoaskmequestions.Thisexperienceshatteredallofmypreconceptionsaboutstudentsinthebackoftheroom.Theywerenotpoorstudents,andtheywerenottryingtohidefromme.Thesestudentswantedtoaskquestionsoftheprofessorbutwereapparentlyafraidtoshoutthemoutinclass.AtthatmomentIdecidedthatmyclasswasnotlivinguptoitsfullpotentialbecauseofthelackofparticipationfromthestudentsintheback,especiallysincemore'Whileco-authored,thisarticleusesIinsteadofwe,sincethemajorityofitinvolvestherecollectionsandreflectionsofRussellSobel.RussellS.SobelandJoshuaC.Hall159

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Title	Can You Hear Me in The Back? Improving Large Section Instruction Using Walkie-Talkies
Authors/Creators:	Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University Joshua C. Hall, West Virginia University
Year:	2007
Volume:	23
Number:	1
Pages:	159 - 166
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Educational Notes
Keywords:	Economic education, Teaching, Technology

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Sobel, Russell S.; Hall, Joshua C. / 2007. "Can You Hear Me in The Back? Improving Large Section Instruction Using Walkie-Talkies." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 23(1): 159-166.