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If you don’t lecture, what do you do in class on the first day?
In a couple of hours my students will be forming their indelible first impressions of me and my wonderful teaching assistants. Studies show that their opinion after the first 10 minutes correla tes highly with their opinion at the end … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged class, cooperative learning, death by powerpoint, Education, lecture, Selfish Gene, Student, syllabus, teach, teacher, university, Wikipedia, YouTube
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Explode your classroom
Any architect would tell you that space defines interactions, but we also know that humans adapt to their conditions. How does this affect teaching? This is a short personal story and a plea for an entirely different kind of classroom. … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching
Tagged Classroom, classroom architecture, Education, Educators, lecture, teach, teacher
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Why struggle for the attention of your students?
Is half the class on their computers or phones? Are they sleeping? Is your Facebook page full of advice or queries about how to hold the attention of your students? Do you have strict rules about phones and computers? Do … Continue reading
Ignite your audience with lightning or Pecha Kucha form talks
Long before Powerpoint existed I once was a teaching assistant for an introductory biology class in the intensive summer session at the University of Texas at Austin. One of my main tasks was to sit in the back of the … Continue reading
What not to do on your first day of class
Are you about to teach your first class of the semester? Is your syllabus ready? Have you picked just the right texts, balancing content with cost? Are you a few PowerPoints ahead? Have you thought about how this semester you … Continue reading
Posted in The joy of teaching
Tagged class, College, engagement, evaluations, exams, lecture, students, syllabus, teaching, university
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