Delivering Lectures
Delivering Lectures
53 Interesting Ways
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Go to cartISBN: 9788130929521
Bind: Paperback
Year: 2020
Pages: 160
Size: 140 x 216 mm
Publisher: The Professional & Higher Partnership Ltd.
Published in India by: Viva Books
Exclusive Distributors: Viva Books
Sales Territory: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Description:
53 practical ideas for developing lectures are presented. They cover: structuring the lecturing process; improving students notes; using handouts; structuring and summarising content; linking lectures to each other; holding the students’ attention; active learning during lectures; and monitoring learning. For each of the ideas, a problem or issue is identified and a practical teaching or learning method is proposed. Overall, the ideas are designed to help reflective practitioners in professional and higher education broaden their repertoire of pedagogical techniques.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Structuring the process • Briefing • Flagging • Ground rules • Students" questions • Orientation
Chapter 2: Improving students’ notes • Swop • Memory • Virtual lectures • "Now write this down" • Displaying your notes • Review • Looking at students" notes
Chapter 3: Using handouts • Theme summary • Model your discipline • Problems • Questions • Uncompleted handouts • Article • Reading guide
Chapter 4: Structuring and summarising content • Structuring • Objectives • Advance organiser • Displaying the structure • Progressive structuring • Repetition • Simultaneous messages • The three most important things
Chapter 5: Linking lectures • Last week, next week • Preparation activities, follow-up activities • Spot the links • Theme lectures • References
Chapter 6: Holding attention • Mini-lecture • Breaks • "Now look at me when I'm talking" • Ottoman railways
Chapter 7: Active learning during lectures • Lecture tutorials • Buzz groups • Problem centred and syndicate groups • Pyramids • Tiers • Reading • Quiet time • Drama • Students as teachers • Using the audience • Debate
Chapter 8: Checking on learning • The instant questionnaire • The three most important things . . . for students • Start with a test • Finish with a test • Spot test • "Are there any questions""
About the Authors:
Karen Haynes is currently the Presidential Sponsor for the American Council on Education's Southern California Network of Women in Higher Education and serves on the regional board of the San Diego Economic Development Corporation. She was honored in 2007 with the San Diego YWCA's Top Women in Industry Award and the San Diego Business Journal's "Women Who Mean Business" Award.
Anthony Haynes is former Chair of the English Association schools committee, former faculty co-ordinator and mentor of PGCE students and NQTs.
