
The Joys of Musical Breakout Rooms
…lecture. Breakout rooms. Musical breakout rooms. Okay, there was no music involved, but there was small group discussion, large group discussion, and a chance to just talk to one another…

…lecture. Breakout rooms. Musical breakout rooms. Okay, there was no music involved, but there was small group discussion, large group discussion, and a chance to just talk to one another…

…yourself teaching, do you see yourself giving students information or gathering information based on content or brief lecture? After your lecture, is it more likely students reflect on the content or react to the…

…education investment when they can simply watch the lecture recording from the comfort of their own dorm. Too much time on Zoom, too much isolation, pandemic trauma, and the conflict…

…won’t be either. What should be the takeaways from each class? What stories can you intersperse among the lecture to connect students to the ideas? How can you construct cooperative…

…instead of direct teaching. We know that it’s important to incorporate small changes in our teaching, such as periodically adding a learning activity in place of a brief lecture. I…

…in front of the class and provide didactic information to students via lecture. Students came to the classroom expecting information from a book and verbal lecture covering the content. Over…

…material covered in lecture. When they are working, I meander through the class, peering over shoulders quietly as they work. It’s not creepy (I don’t think), but this “check-in” provides…

…A fairly typical and traditional scenario of degree programs is one where tutors/teaching assistants (TAs) select specific topic readings for students to undertake between classes (e.g. from lecture to the following…
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