IN & BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

"No matter how recondite or obscure the ideas may be, the phenomenon of a grown-up person capable of talking enthusiastically and sequentially can show students how they themselves might someday be able to think things through."                                                                                         
"Teaching drives us to learning . . ."
                                                                        Both quotes from Mary Burgan in Defense of Lecturing article2006

Topic 7  -  Launching the class and setting the tone; Delivering effective lectures

Class topics:

- Hints for effective lecturing
- Fostering a classroom environment that enhances learning and reaches all types of student

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  HOMEWORK & READING PREPARATION:

For March 2nd, be prepared to discuss these readings:

• In Tools for Teaching, read chapters 3 and 14-16

• - In Defense of Lecturing [pdf] by Mary Burgan in Change, Nov/Dec 2006
  http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/change/sub.asp?key=98&subkey=2105

• Short and Sweet: Technology Shrinks the Lecture
  in The Chronicles of Higher Education 20 June 2008  PDF

Follow-up Reading & Browsing:

         Innovative ideas on the design of effective presentations:

Garr Reynolds' Presentation Tips: http://www.garrreynolds.com/Presentation/index.html
and his Presentation Zen website: http://www.presentationzen.com/

Tools for Teaching (old edition) on Delivering a Lecture
http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/delivering.html 

Science Teaching Reconsidered (Chapter 8) Getting to Know your Students

 

- ABOUT RESPONDERS (CLICKERS):   

                - Clickers in the Classroom: An Active Learning Approach Educause Quarterly

- TurningTechnologies Website:  http://www.turningtechnologies.com/studentresponsesystems/
 Online Tutorials: http://trainingportal.turningtechnologies.com/