Teaching at Tufts http://sites.tufts.edu/teachtufts Strategies and Technologies for Teaching at Tufts Wed, 22 May 2013 05:34:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 test http://sites.tufts.edu/teachtufts/2010/11/17/test/ http://sites.tufts.edu/teachtufts/2010/11/17/test/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:05:26 +0000 Ilene Chen http://sites.tufts.edu/teachtufts/?p=677 For faculty moving away from the “chalk-and-talk” lecture style, what are some of the best ways to actively engage over a hundred students with the teacher, each other, and the content? Below are some low-risk, high benefit (easy to implement) activities requiring minimal time that can promote critical thinking, allow for informal assessment of student [...]]]> For faculty moving away from the “chalk-and-talk” lecture style, what are some of the best ways to actively engage over a hundred students with the teacher, each other, and the content? Below are some low-risk, high benefit (easy to implement) activities requiring minimal time that can promote critical thinking, allow for informal assessment of student understanding, and bring energy and engagement to the lecture.

Tips

  • Plan and allow time for questions and discussions
  • Provide ‘clickers’ to students to record their responses to questions and show their understanding of the material
  • Have students write and and hand in questions on index cards and use them as prompts to guide lectures
  • Keep eye contact with the students rather than reading from lecture notes
  • Videotape your lecture so you can learn more about your style and deliveryBring in variation in your style and type of lectures (eg. case studies, demonstrations, simulations)
  • Experiment with moving away from the podium to circulate among students
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