Scholarship
December 6, 2018
Interactive Lecturing: A Handbook for College Faculty
- Author
- Barkley, Elizabeth F.; Major, Claire H.
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass Wiley
- ISBN
- 9781119277309
- Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part One: A Conceptual Framework for Interactive Lecturing
Ch 1. Lecture versus Active Learning: Reframing the Debate
Ch 2. Integrating Lectures and Active Learning
Part Two: Engaging Presentation Tips
Ch 3. Setting Goals
Ch 4. Creating Content
Ch 5. Structuring the Session
Ch 6. Leveraging the Language
Ch 7. Designing Effective Audiovisuals
Ch 8. Crafting Handouts and Supplements
Ch 9. Demonstrating Readiness
Ch 10. Generating Enthusiasm and Interest
Ch 11. Managing the Session
Ch 12. Presenting Like a Professional
Ch 13. Asking and Answering Questions
Ch 14. Signaling the Takeaways
Part Three: Active Learning Techniques
Ch 15. Actively Preparing
Ch 16. Anticipating and Predicting New Information
Ch 17. Listening for Information
Ch 18. Taking Notes
Ch 19. Rehearsing Information
Ch 20. Applying Information
Ch 21. Checking Understanding
Ch 22. Reflecting and Metacognition
References
Name Index
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Have you ever looked out across your students only to find them staring at their computers or smartphones rather than listening attentively to you? Have you ever wondered what you could do to encourage students to resist distractions and focus on the information you are presenting? Have you ever wished you could help students become active learners as they listen to you lecture?
Interactive Lecturing is designed to help faculty members more effectively lecture. This practical resource addresses such pertinent questions as, “How can lecture presentations be more engaging?” “How can we help students learn actively during lecture instead of just sitting and passively listening the entire time?” Renowned authors Elizabeth F. Barkley and Claire H. Major provide practical tips on creating and delivering engaging lectures as well as concrete techniques to help teachers ensure students are active and fully engaged participants in the learning process before, during, and after lecture presentations.
Research shows that most college faculty still rely predominantly on traditional lectures as their preferred teaching technique. However, research also underscores the fact that more students fail lecture-based courses than classes with active learning components. Interactive Lecturing combines engaging presentation tips with active learning techniques specifically chosen to help students learn as they listen to a lecture. It is a proven teaching and learning strategy that can be readily incorporated into every teacher’s methods.
In addition to providing a synthesis of relevant, contemporary research and theory on lecturing as it relates to teaching and learning, this book features 53 tips on how to deliver engaging presentations and 32 techniques you can assign students to do to support their learning during your lecture. The tips and techniques can be used across instructional methods and academic disciplines both onsite (including small lectures and large lecture halls) as well as in online courses.
This book is a focused, up-to-date resource that draws on collective wisdom from scholarship and practice. It will become a well-used and welcome addition for everyone dedicated to effective teaching in higher education. (From the Publisher)
Have you ever looked out across your students only to find them staring at their computers or smartphones rather than listening attentively to you? Have you ever wondered what you could do to encourage students to resist distractions and focus on the information you are presenting? Have you ever wished you could help students become active learners as they listen to you lecture?
Interactive Lecturing is designed to help faculty members more effectively lecture. This practical resource addresses such pertinent questions as, “How can lecture presentations be more engaging?” “How can we help students learn actively during lecture instead of just sitting and passively listening the entire time?” Renowned authors Elizabeth F. Barkley and Claire H. Major provide practical tips on creating and delivering engaging lectures as well as concrete techniques to help teachers ensure students are active and fully engaged participants in the learning process before, during, and after lecture presentations.
Research shows that most college faculty still rely predominantly on traditional lectures as their preferred teaching technique. However, research also underscores the fact that more students fail lecture-based courses than classes with active learning components. Interactive Lecturing combines engaging presentation tips with active learning techniques specifically chosen to help students learn as they listen to a lecture. It is a proven teaching and learning strategy that can be readily incorporated into every teacher’s methods.
In addition to providing a synthesis of relevant, contemporary research and theory on lecturing as it relates to teaching and learning, this book features 53 tips on how to deliver engaging presentations and 32 techniques you can assign students to do to support their learning during your lecture. The tips and techniques can be used across instructional methods and academic disciplines both onsite (including small lectures and large lecture halls) as well as in online courses.
This book is a focused, up-to-date resource that draws on collective wisdom from scholarship and practice. It will become a well-used and welcome addition for everyone dedicated to effective teaching in higher education. (From the Publisher)