…by having an interactive learning activity for every 15-20 minutes of lecture. For example, a class activity could be a “write-pair-share” activity or an activity where students have to engage…
…modeling flexibility of thought and expression if I insist upon using the same lecture notes, overhead transparencies, or PowerPoint slides even when it’s clear I have lost my audience? Are…
…with the desired learning outcomes (e.g., research papers, lecture, demonstration, problem based learning, class discussions, service-learning)? What desired learning outcomes are best achieved through service-learning? Why? Step II: Determine how…
…myself pelting wary students with “Socratic” questions. In these situations, it may be both faster and more effective to do a shorter, noninteractive lecture and set aside five minutes for…
…delivered in a manner that you are comfortable with. You can have your professional video team at your institution create videos for each segment of your lecture that is needed….
…more.” “Don’t be a mother robin—chewing up the text for the students and putting it into their beaks through lecture.” The goal instead is to teach students how to read…
…may chose to have students tweet comments or questions during a lecture. Known as backchanneling, this requires a willingness on the part of the instructor to give up some control…
…only 10 percent of what you wanted to do in a class done and still feeling good. It’s about deviating from the course syllabus or lecture schedule easily when there…
