…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…
…class, which I suspect is due to integrating their interests (via the LMS questionnaire) in lecture and assignments along with discussing the transferrable skills and other notions inside the “hidden…
…the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex. PowerPoints, brief lectures or lecture videos, images, diagrams, quizzes, and interactive activities…
…A second monitor can be added to the setup for the instructor to view any lecture notes or to serve as a teleprompter that can be controlled through a laptop…
…underestimate their effects. Small changes are motivational because they feel manageable; they don’t require a big time or energy investment. Say you take lecture material you could do in your…
