Today was the last meeting for my tutorial on Russian crime and punishment! After 12(?) long weeks of reading and writing about the judicial system in Russia from the 11th to 19th century, I can officially say I’m finished with my first ever tutorial class 🤩 As the semester progressed, I began to like it more and more until it became my favorite class so I’m feeling a little melancholic right now. Partly because I began to understand the groove of the “tutorial cycle” more, and learnt how to kinda manage my time. And I think another reason was that the tutorial format lended itself to the least amount of friction/change after moving online, since the quality of our weekly meetings didn’t go down with Zoom. Nevertheless, I’m glad I took this class, even as my first Div I / Writing Skills requirement in the face of corona.
P.S. Interesting thought experiment: what if all classes next semester are in tutorial format? For Div I/II and some Div III courses, it would allow for a fuller online experience. And there’s a 1:7 ratio of faculty:students so it’s feasible. The only problem would be courses that don’t translate well to online already (Div III with labs, dance, etc.) as well as intro courses. But I think Oxford does this already for all their courses so maybe it’s possible?
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