Although Kathleen Koenig was terrified of public speaking as a student, she now teaches lecture classes with 135+ students. As an associate professor in the Physics Department at the University…
…Could I forgo that lecture? Absolutely not. When it came to a final count, I was up to 26 lectures. Too many? Not if I made those lectures stimulating. I…
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…as think-pair-share, a Socratic discussion, or small group activity. Even a small transition from lecture to a short video clip that illustrates the lecture’s key topics is helpful. I’ve also…
…five Check-in questions were projected on a screen before class began. The Check-in happened right away—before any housekeeping or lecture. The five questions were: What’s new? What’s exciting? What’s bothering…
…audio lectures I piloted a podcast lecture series during the pandemic that was met with much success among my students. The lectures were short in length – no more than…
