Traditional lectures have long been a foundation of higher education, but it can be challenging to keep students engaged with this conventional format. With the modern prevalence of online education ...

Do you feel guilty when you lecture? Perhaps you’re afraid that you’re shortchanging students. That, instead, you should be flipping your classroom and getting “active” through group exercises. But ...

Why? Setting the agenda for the class meeting will reinforce to students what topics will be covered, while also demonstrating how prepared you are as an instructor, and can also help establish your ...

Traditionally, undergraduate education has been predominately lecture-based. With the shift to student-centered learning, many educators have had to determine the best method to provide students with ...

One day, our class began with spoons. As students filed into the lecture hall, the teaching assistants, offering no explanation, handed every fourth or fifth student some type of spoon. The spoons ...

What is a smartpen and is it worth getting one? A smartpen is a high-tech writing tool that records spoken words and synchronizes them with notes written on special paper. The Echo from Livescribe is ...

Fortune 500 trainer, master teacher and author Sharon Bowman on Nov. 5 will conduct her “Preventing Death by Lecture” free-of-charge workshop, offering tips for improving teaching and training skills.

With the move to remote teaching, many more instructors are recording video lectures. But, studies on their effectiveness are still emerging. Regardless, the research to date is clear that applying a ...

Hi, my name is Kim Epting, and I am a FWL (Faculty Who Lectures ™). In this essay, I’ll explore what I’ve learned about making lectures as effective as possible. But first, I want to say I’ve found ...