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Dahl, John; Mixter, Phil – American Biology Teacher, 2008
In delivering a core science course to pre-health-related majors, the authors sought ways to engage students, make material relevant to life-long learning, and present it in a memorable way. Their goals were to present scientific content fused with history, ethics, public policy, and art in such a way that the students would be provided a unique…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Student Attitudes, Creative Teaching, Lecture Method
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Mossa, Joann – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1995
Describes and promotes topic synthesis, an approach where students rather than instructors summarize the key points of the previous lecture at the beginning of the next class. Benefits include improved oral presentation skills and reinforcement of key concepts. The method also provides an accurate assessment tool. (MJP)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Educational Research, Geography
Mitchell, Vicki L. – Innovation Abstracts, 1984
While researching the lives of well-known artists for a new unit in an art survey course, the instructor developed the idea of dressing in costume and presenting their lives in the first person. The primary goal of each lecture is to provide memorable information about the artist; a secondary goal is to integrate the social and political climate…
Descriptors: Acting, Art Education, Art History, Artists
Killoran, James, Ed. – ATSS/UFT Journal, 1985
The creative process of teaching is discussed. Teachers are artists because they employ creativity when they formulate, select, and organize their ideas into a medium which is called a lesson. This medium, in turn, is the means which provides a learning experience for others. There are eight articles. In the first article, "What is a Lesson?"…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Teaching, Creativity, Curriculum Development