{"id":7511,"date":"2025-07-04T11:37:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T16:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/?p=7511"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:00:48","slug":"reorganizing-the-class-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/reorganizing-the-class-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Blog Series 4: Reorganizing the Class Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is the area where we use all of what we\u2019ve gathered from the past three blogs<\/a> to lessen the redundancy of lectures and help students draw more value from the coursework given. Here\u2019s how we can do it:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Move lectures and note-taking to something done at home<\/strong> \u2013 This is the end-goal utility of the lecture videos. I\u2019ve found that taking notes in class can lead to worse notes due to external factors such as the speed at which the material is taught, the peer pressure that prevents students from asking the number of questions needed, and even the ability to read the board. Having note-taking assigned as homework helps to fix this by limiting the external pressures outside of the school\u2019s control. This will increase the chances of a student understanding the topics being taught in class. Here\u2019s what the restructuring will look like: <\/p>\n\n\n\n