The research class went well. The spiel got spieled and the single student seemed to find some good content in it. I ran longer than in practice, probably because there was just one student and we tangented a little. It's hard to stick to a formal script in such an informal setting.
Feedback from the student was also good. She noted that, at the rate I was covering the information, the class was more intermediate than beginner. Which is true - I cut out all the side notes and examples that would make it more suitable for beginner fare. The real problem is that I was trying to teach four classes (Research, Documentation, Lit Search and Aspects of Performance) in one class slot. Really, what I should do is a track at Pennsic U. Research, Documentation, Goal Setting, Literature Search and Source Evaluation, Process, and Giving and Accepting Constructive Criticism. That's six classes and I'm pretty sure I could do an hour on each easily.
Hrmph. A few more topics and a few more hours and I could teach a college course on this...
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