…part of it is synchronous online. The asynchronous portion of the class For the asynchronous portion, I post lecture notes/discussion notes ahead of time on the course LMS (Learning Management…
…competing pressures right now, you may think you don’t have time to devote to goodbyes, but please challenge yourself as to whether the final chapter or lecture is really necessary…
…institutions have announced that they will be “open,” but the term “open” remains largely undefined. Being “open” doesn’t necessarily entail traditional face-to-face course delivery in massive lecture halls. From a…
…and come together for a laugh with their peers in order to prepare their minds to learn. Death to the synchronous lecture I have found that heavy lecturing does not…
…60-minute live lesson via Zoom (or Teams), I have found the following strategies for engaging students beneficial: Lecture for no more than 20 minutes (with copious amounts of engaging activities…
…students in your intro astronomy course to understand the controversy surrounding building a new telescope on Muana Kea, Hawaii. You could lecture or lead a discussion on the topic. Or…
…by pointing them back to content covered earlier in the course. Using hyperlinks or even a simple, “Recall the week 4 lecture on topic X” can suffice. Presenting the stimulus…
…to help all students learn more effectively. But with large lecture classes, it can be hard for instructors to glean this kind of detailed insight. The mathematics department at Oregon…
