February 20, 2011

  • Thinking (WAY) Ahead.

    Okay, so I'm teaching Online World Lit 240 next fall & I need to advertise it in March; students register at the beginning of April.
    In the past, I've created signs, to advertise the course, that say stuff like "Dead White Guys Suck" or "57% of People Don't Like PB&J" (and then the small writing on the poster informed them of the class - attention getters are EVERYTHING with posters on campuses, man!). I think last year I printed off massive maps and had the "punchline" of "Hey, TRAVEL somewhere in your PJs this fall!" By reputation alone, I think I get students in that class... last fall, I had over 10 but it wasn't quite 20. I think 17 is the lucky number in any class; it's intimate but still a wee bit big... heck, in my composition classes, I'd be happy with 23 (and, yeah, not 27). Anyhow, this time... I want to try something new (again!) when it comes to advertising the course. I just saw this via a blog on my Google Reader list - those signs with little pieces that people can take. That is ONE cool idea. Hopefully, I'll collect more before I have to (or my workstudy has to) create/print off some.

    IDEAS:
    --- "Tear off a Piece" sign?
    --- Little teeny poems to put in a row on the walls?
    --- Connect-the-dots?
    --- Word Find sheet?
    --- Little teeny words that make a sentence on the wall?
    --- Something Like This?
    --- ?