LARGE CLASSES

An interactive anatomy lecture at the Tufts University School of Medicine. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)

What does it mean for teaching and learning when class size grows? As a class gets larger, an instructor faces the challenges of managing the workload and getting feedback on students’ learning while insuring that they feel connected. Below are resources for helping you address these issues.

Strategies for Teaching Large Classes

Helping Differently Prepared Students Succeed in Large Classes (Teaching@Tufts)
Teaching Large Classes (Vanderbilt)
Making a Large Class Feel Smaller (Teaching@Tufts)

Promoting Student Engagement in Large Classes

Promoting Student Interaction in Large Lectures (Tufts)
Interactive Lecturing (Tufts)
Student Engagement in Large Classes with Poll Everywhere (Tufts Faculty Blog)
Strategies for Engaging Individual Learners in a Large Lecture Course (Tufts Faculty Blog)

Designing Assessments in Large Classes

Planning and Assessing Assignments in Large Classes (University of Washington)
Testing and Grading in Large Classes (University of Washington)
General Guidelines for Writing MC (Multiple Choice) Test Items (Tomorrow’s Professor)
Communicating with Your Large Lecture Class (Tufts Faculty Blog)

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