Interactive Lecturing - A Handbook for College Faculty

Tips and techniques to build interactive learning into lecture classes
 
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.

List of contents

Acknowledgments xi
 
About the Authors xiii
 
Part One: A Conceptual Framework for Interactive Lecturing
 
1 Lecture versus Active Learning: Reframing the Debate 3
 
The Lecture 4
 
Active Learning 5
 
The Debate: Lecture versus Active Learning 7
 
Reconsidering the Debate: How We Frame It Matters 12
 
Conclusion 13
 
Notes 14
 
2 Integrating Lectures and Active Learning 15
 
The Interactive Lecturing Model 16
 
Engaging Presentations 17
 
Active Learning 21
 
Conclusion 28
 
Part Two: Engaging Presentation Tips
 
3 Setting Goals 33
 
References 34
 
TIP 1 Big Why, Little Why 35
 
TIP 2 SMART Lecture-Learning Goals 38
 
TIP 3 Student Characteristics Analysis 42
 
TIP 4 Presentation Persona 48
 
4 Creating Content 51
 
TIP 5 Sticky Note Diagrams 52
 
TIP 6 Brainstorming 55
 
TIP 7 Logical Patterns 58
 
TIP 8 Rule of Three 62
 
5 Structuring the Session 65
 
TIP 9 Linked Lecturettes 66
 
TIP 10 Select-a-Structure 68
 
TIP 11 Bookends, Interleaves, and Overlays 71
 
TIP 12 Lecture Plan 73
 
TIP 13 Double Planning 76
 
6 Leveraging the Language 79
 
TIP 14 Aristotelian Triptych 80
 
TIP 15 Signposts 82
 
TIP 16 Internal Previews and Summaries 87
 
TIP 17 High-Impact Language 89
 
7 Designing Effective Audiovisuals 92
 
TIP 18 Template Temperance 94
 
TIP 19 Less Is More 97
 
TIP 20 Context Keeper 101
 
TIP 21 Invisible Slide 103
 
TIP 22 Slide Replacements 106
 
8 Crafting Handouts and Supplements 108
 
TIP 23 Lecture Map 109
 
TIP 24 Content-Rich Handout 114
 
TIP 25 Infodeck 118
 
TIP 26 Annotated Reference Page 121
 
9 Demonstrating Readiness 124
 
TIP 27 Out Loud 125
 
TIP 28 Lecture Supply Kit 127
 
TIP 29 Dress for Success 129
 
TIP 30 Book and Check 131
 
10 Generating Enthusiasm and Interest 133
 
TIP 31 Lecture Preview 135
 
TIP 32 Meet and Greet 138
 
TIP 33 Icebreakers 140
 
TIP 34 Keep the Lights On 142
 
TIP 35 The Hook 144
 
TIP 36 Value Display 147
 
11 Managing the Session 149
 
TIP 37 Terms of Engagement 150
 
TIP 38 Classroom Technology Policy 153
 
TIP 39 Silent Signals 156
 
TIP 40 Every Minute Matters 158
 
TIP 41 Extensions 160
 
12 Presenting Like a Professional 163
 
TIP 42 To Script, or Not to Script? 164
 
TIP 43 Weatherperson 167
 
TIP 44 Pedagogical Moves 169
 
TIP 45 Voice Modulation 172
 
13 Asking and Answering Questions 174
 
TIP 46 Write a Question 176
 
TIP 47 Echo Chamber 178
 
TIP 48 Wait Time 180
 
TIP 49 Right Means Right 182
 
14 Signaling the Takeaways 184
 
TIP 50 The Synthesis 185
 
TIP 51 The Connector 187
 
TIP 52 The Power Close 189
 
TIP 53 The Graceful Goodbye 191
 
Part Three: Active Learning Techniques
 
15 Actively Preparing 198
 
ALT 1 Active Reading Documents 200
 
ALT 2 Know-Wonder-Learned 204
 
ALT 3 Two-Minute Question-Development Talks 209
 
ALT 4 Individual Readiness Assurance Tests 212
 
16 Anticipating and Predicting New Information 216
 
ALT 5 Update Your Classmate 217
 
ALT 6 Sentence Stem Predictions 221
 
ALT 7 Guess and Confirm 227
 
ALT 8 Preview Guide 232
 
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About the author

ELIZABETH F. BARKLEY is professor of music history at Foothill College, Los Altos, California. She is a scholar, educator, and consultant with over 40 years of experience as an innovative and reflective college instructor. CLAIRE HOWELL MAJOR is professor of higher education at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Her expertise is in teaching and learning in higher education and in qualitative research methods.

Summary

Tips and techniques to build interactive learning into lecture classes

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.

Product details

• Authors: Ef Barkley, Elizabeth Barkley, Elizabeth F Barkley, Elizabeth F. Barkley, Elizabeth F. (Foothill College Barkley, Elizabeth F. Major Barkley, Barkley Elizabeth F., Claire H Major, Claire H. Major, Claire Howell Major
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781119277309
• ISBN: 978-1-119-27730-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, Vorlesung, Bildungswesen, Higher education, tertiary education, Hochschulen / Lehren u. Lernen, Teaching & Learning (Higher Education), Hochschulen / Qualitätskontrolle, Evaluierung, Assessment, Evaluation & Research (Higher Education)