Lectures: Before, During, After

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From: http://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/tips-teaching-lectures

Tips for Teaching with Lectures

Preparing

Create a comfortable, non-threatening environment.

Include opportunities for active learning.

Organize the lecture like a good speech.

Prepare notes that will serve as a “road map” rather than a script to be read verbatim.

Review and practice the lecture before class begins.

If you plan to use audiovisual aids or instructional technology, do so with care and preparation.

During the Lecture

Interact with your students.

Provide students a clear sense of the day’s topics and their relation to the course as a whole.

Show passion for the subject

Focus on communicating with your audience: speak clearly; move around the room, and use gestures to engage student attention.

When asking questions, do not be afraid of silence.

Demonstrate respect for, and interest in, student ideas and questions.

After the Lecture

Rethink, retool, revise.