
Interactive Strategies for Engaging Large and Small Classes Alike
…is still plenty of room for lectures in an interactive class. One of the best ways to cultivate interaction is to literally go to where the students are. Get away…

…is still plenty of room for lectures in an interactive class. One of the best ways to cultivate interaction is to literally go to where the students are. Get away…

…materials provided by the instructor—study worksheets and a prelecture assignment. Any study approach that required motivation and self-direction, such as self-testing, regular study of the content, reading before attending lecture,…

…effects of expertise and debasing methods on predictions of novice performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 5, 205-221. doi: 10.1037/1076-898X.5.2.215 McKenzie, L. (2018, Feb 5). The ‘Huh?’ button: A lecture-capture…

…by using original video announcements, overviews, and lectures. Establish the tone of the community through class correspondence, discussion board replies, and assessment feedback. Often, this also requires you to give…

…limited instruction on pedagogy and classroom management. GTAs often default to lecture because that is what they have experienced as students. The road toward becoming an effective teacher for these…

…The professor provides the necessary information for students to memorize and repeat back in the course assessments. Indeed, the online environment makes disseminating recorded lectures and written material fast and…

…author could provide supplemental material, it’s easy to set up a guest lecture using video conferencing technology. Darby says she guarantees students will gain more information from interviewing an individual…

…if you end up adding five minutes of content to your lecture, you’ve also got to take five minutes out. Tell more stories—Think of the power of stories, Alford says….
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