Engaging Students in Large Lecture Classes

Presentation for a Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching workshop facilitated by CFT Assistant Director Derek Bruff »
Derek Bruff

Engaging Students in Large Lecture Classes
Derek Bruff
Assistant Director
Center for Teaching
Vanderbilt University
Lecture
Better
Lecture
Less
Don't
Lecture
the Basics
Physical Presence
Visuals
Times for Telling
the
Change-Up
Clickers
Backchannel
Just-in-Time Teaching
Team-Based Learning
Challenge Cycles
Philippa Levin, History, Univ. Southern California
Keep it simple.
Limit bullet points & text.
Use high-quality graphics.
Use appropriate charts.
Choose your fonts well.
Spend time in the slide sorter.
"8:00 Class," Robert S. Donovan, Flickr
"Mentos + Diet Coke," the Cobra, Flickr
Vanderbilt Medical Center Reporter
by Peter Norvig
"nose slide," by B.A.D, Flickr
1. Visual Message
2. Physical Presence
3. Verbal Message
4. Students' Notes
5. What Students Think
6. What Students Say & Do
Pre-Class Assignments
http://tinyurl.com/largelectures
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