…two years when most students take the majority of their general education courses, often becomes a sequence of survey courses taken either online or in large lecture sections, with few…
…uses to help students become active participants in the learning community. Here are just some of the tips he provided: During a lecture, stop and ask students to pair up…
…plan. For the next few weeks, during his lecture he would weave in a question straight from the reading and look directly at me. If I knew the answer, I’d…
…acknowledge the key areas within the readings. During the class period students are able to build out their mind maps with concepts and information acquired during the class presentation (lecture,…
…setting, or is a good tool for slide lecture discussions. Jim Harrison and J. Diane Martonis have been teaching online courses for a combined 10+ years and have both contributed…
…interested in something, their attention quickly shifts elsewhere. Interestingly, many of the components of their ideal learning environment – less lecture, use of multimedia, collaborating with peers – are some…
…passes for an “online course” these days could more accurately be described as the electronic version of class hand-outs. These courses usually consist of a course description, a syllabus, lecture…
…tethered to technology, adults have longer attention spans and traditional classroom approaches appeal to them,” Lisack said. “This does not mean you can lecture to them for three hours, but…
