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The One Thing
Steve Klein
Professor Emeritus/Journalism
George Mason University
steve.klein@cox.net
The One Thing/Steve Klein

Next
class …
The One Thing/Steve Klein

… ask your
students …
The One Thing/Steve Klein

What’s the one
thing you
remember from
your last class?
The One Thing/Steve Klein
The One Thing/Steve Klein
The One Thing/Steve Klein
The One Thing/Steve Klein

And that's what each student has to
figure out!

Just one thing!
The One Thing/Steve Klein

If you're familiar with the movie "City
Slickers" starring Billy Crystal and Jack Palance, you
may remember this bit of dialogue:

 Jack Palance (Curley): "Do you know what the secret
of life is?"

 Billy Crystal: "No, what?"
 Palance: "One Thing, just one thing. You stick to that
and everything else doesn't mean sh*t!"

 Crystal: "That's great, but what's the one thing?"
 Palance: "That's what you've got to figure out."
The One Thing/Steve Klein

The ONE THING has been a
signature feature of my teaching
method and style at George Mason
University.
The idea comes from a short scene from the
1991 movie, "City Slickers.”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101587/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k1uOqRb0HU/
The One Thing/Steve Klein

For every class, I would hope
that each student would learn
at least ONE THING worth
remembering (OK, so
hopefully more!).
The One Thing/Steve Klein

Students keep track of the
ONE THING by posting
each comment in the
appropriate class
discussion folder.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

Each entry should be
cleanly written in AP Style
and reflect a specific point
from the previous class.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

Good grammar.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

Good punctuation.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

Good word choice.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

Good sentence
structure.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

No texting or
tweeting style
writing.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

Just good writing!
The One Thing/Steve Klein
The One Thing/Steve Klein
The One Thing/Steve Klein

The exercise is
platform agnostic.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

I prefer Blackboard's discussion
forum because George Mason
University prefers that instructors
keep correspondence with students
within university platforms.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

But any discussion forum will do.
For example, you could create a
Google+ circle for every class, or a
wiki, a Facebook page or a Twitter
hashtag.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

If a student misses class for a
legitimate reason, they still monitor
the discussion and can make a
comment for credit.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

I can learn almost as much
about a student's writing
from a short comment as I
can from a full story
assignment.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

The exercise provides
students with consistent
feedback and
reinforcement throughout
the semester.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

And the exercise provides
the instructor with
feedback on what the
students are hearing.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

Given that students rarely
take notes these
days, THE ONE THING
provides students with an
exercise that helps
reinforce learning.
The One Thing/Steve Klein

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The One Thing

  • 1. The One Thing Steve Klein Professor Emeritus/Journalism George Mason University steve.klein@cox.net
  • 2. The One Thing/Steve Klein Next class …
  • 3. The One Thing/Steve Klein … ask your students …
  • 4. The One Thing/Steve Klein What’s the one thing you remember from your last class?
  • 8. The One Thing/Steve Klein And that's what each student has to figure out! Just one thing!
  • 9. The One Thing/Steve Klein If you're familiar with the movie "City Slickers" starring Billy Crystal and Jack Palance, you may remember this bit of dialogue:  Jack Palance (Curley): "Do you know what the secret of life is?"  Billy Crystal: "No, what?"  Palance: "One Thing, just one thing. You stick to that and everything else doesn't mean sh*t!"  Crystal: "That's great, but what's the one thing?"  Palance: "That's what you've got to figure out."
  • 10. The One Thing/Steve Klein The ONE THING has been a signature feature of my teaching method and style at George Mason University. The idea comes from a short scene from the 1991 movie, "City Slickers.” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101587/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k1uOqRb0HU/
  • 11. The One Thing/Steve Klein For every class, I would hope that each student would learn at least ONE THING worth remembering (OK, so hopefully more!).
  • 12. The One Thing/Steve Klein Students keep track of the ONE THING by posting each comment in the appropriate class discussion folder.
  • 13. The One Thing/Steve Klein Each entry should be cleanly written in AP Style and reflect a specific point from the previous class.
  • 14. The One Thing/Steve Klein Good grammar.
  • 15. The One Thing/Steve Klein Good punctuation.
  • 16. The One Thing/Steve Klein Good word choice.
  • 17. The One Thing/Steve Klein Good sentence structure.
  • 18. The One Thing/Steve Klein No texting or tweeting style writing.
  • 19. The One Thing/Steve Klein Just good writing!
  • 22. The One Thing/Steve Klein The exercise is platform agnostic.
  • 23. The One Thing/Steve Klein I prefer Blackboard's discussion forum because George Mason University prefers that instructors keep correspondence with students within university platforms.
  • 24. The One Thing/Steve Klein But any discussion forum will do. For example, you could create a Google+ circle for every class, or a wiki, a Facebook page or a Twitter hashtag.
  • 25. The One Thing/Steve Klein If a student misses class for a legitimate reason, they still monitor the discussion and can make a comment for credit.
  • 26. The One Thing/Steve Klein I can learn almost as much about a student's writing from a short comment as I can from a full story assignment.
  • 27. The One Thing/Steve Klein The exercise provides students with consistent feedback and reinforcement throughout the semester.
  • 28. The One Thing/Steve Klein And the exercise provides the instructor with feedback on what the students are hearing.
  • 29. The One Thing/Steve Klein Given that students rarely take notes these days, THE ONE THING provides students with an exercise that helps reinforce learning.

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----This is Curley from "City Slickers." He tells Billy Crystal about "the one thing" in the movie. Jack Palance won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in the 1991 film.
  2. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----The YouTube video behind this slide is 33 seconds long.
  3. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----These are the basic instructions I give to each class using THE ONE THING.
  4. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----These are the basic instructions I give to each class using THE ONE THING.
  5. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----These are the basic instructions I give to each class using THE ONE THING.
  6. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----These are the basic instructions I give to each class using THE ONE THING.
  7. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----These are the basic instructions I give to each class using THE ONE THING.
  8. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----These are the basic instructions I give to each class using THE ONE THING.
  9. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----These are the basic instructions I give to each class using THE ONE THING.
  10. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----I use Blackboard, but you can use any number of platforms, from Twitter to Google+, Facebook or a wiki.This is the directory from one set of class entry.
  11. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----Here's a message thread with one student.
  12. ----- Meeting Notes (9/17/11 07:44) -----While I discourage missing class, of course, this is a great way for a student who does miss class to get a sense of what she or he missed.I also encourage students to have at least one "class buddy."