Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. This recipe for success, however, is extensive, and leaving out any one ingredient…
…discussions. While observing a faculty member’s teaching, I identified at least three instances during the lecture where opportunities existed to break up the monotony and introduce collaborative learning. This is…
…align with the goals and objectives. In lecture-based classes, combine lecturing with interactive activities such as Q&A sessions, pair/group work (two to four students) to go over muddy questions, summarize…
…lectures that are infused with humor. A teacher can decrease the gravity of a topic by introducing an element of humor, but not at the expense of any student. …
…have had a chance to teach and learn a given lesson. Questions/discussions: Throughout lectures, instructors ask periodic questions and correct wrong answers as they occur. This linear method assures that…
…to process information during lectures. Using the Think-Pair-Share approach, students think about a provided prompt, discuss it with a neighbor, and then share their thoughts with the entire class. This…
…as a nightmare. For reasons I won’t belabor, my teaching stunk. During class, my face was red and hot with humiliation as I fumbled through the content. During lectures, I…
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on June 12, 2013 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Here’s a great story. A graduate student is attending a lecture given by one…
