
Creating the Space for Engaged Discussions
…class where students quickly come to know one another does not work at all in an impersonal lecture hall. But that doesn’t mean discussion isn’t a viable option, but it…

…class where students quickly come to know one another does not work at all in an impersonal lecture hall. But that doesn’t mean discussion isn’t a viable option, but it…

…mastery of the learning objectives in gradually increasing Bloom’s levels of learning. Gathering information. We delivered the content through a lecture-style teaching method, which used videos and other visual aids,…

…players watched videos, read playbooks, and listened to coaches lecture, the students took notes and critically thought about their roles on the team and how they should respond in different…

…select the right balance of lecture, group processing, and independent demonstration of competence. We decide upon our objectives for the lesson and we build our processes around the objectives, seeking…

…use of flashcards as study tools. Flashcards typically display only partial information, as a cue for the user to recall a more complete set of facts. When compared to lecture…

…class? The start of the semester in general chemistry felt unsettled as I went through the first few lectures without a syllabus. My strategy was to wait until students asked…

…lecture, three careful considerations for course design and pedagogy are needed: structuring learning activities, communicating the expectations for participation and rational behind it, and grading. Structuring Learning Activities First, for…

This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. When I was asked to create an online course 20 years ago, I simply transcribed my face-to-face lectures…
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