53 Interesting Things to do in your Lectures: Tips and strategies for really effective lectures and presentations (Professional and Higher Education, #1) (Interesting Ways to Teach S.) (Interesting Ways to Teach S.)

by Anthony Haynes, Karen Haynes, Sue Habeshaw, Graham Gibbs, and Trevor Habeshaw

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Lectures remain a staple form of teaching in higher and professional education. However, some lectures are more effective than others. 53 interesting things to do in your lectures presents practical suggestions, each tried and tested, for developing your lectures. The book is designed for dipping into to find suggestions that dovetail with your own practice. The topics covered are wide-ranging. They include: structuring the lecturing process; improving students' notes; structuring and summarising content; linking lectures to each other; holding the students' attention; promoting active learning during lectures; using resources; and monitoring students' learning from lectures. Abstract: 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. Key terms: higher education; learning; lectures; pedagogy; post-compulsory education; professional education; study; teaching.
  • ISBN10 1743311567
  • ISBN13 9781743311561
  • Publish Date 1 July 2012 (first published September 1984)
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Publish Country AU
  • Imprint Allen & Unwin
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 148
  • Language English