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Lewis, Jonathan F. – Teaching Sociology, 1989
Outlines a lecture designed for an introductory sociology course. Explores the ways that cult leaders manipulate their followers. Deals with possible dysfunctions of extremely religious groups of people. Utilizes a card trick to illustrate the ways in which charismatic leaders successfully control their audience. (KO)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Lecture Method
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Toole, Robert J. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2000
Describes the Guided Lecture Procedure (GLP), a procedure that requires students to suspend all notetaking and listen carefully during an approximately 20-minute lecture, followed by an active notetaking and small group interaction phase. Adds one extra requirement in the active notetaking phase: requiring each learner to write a question for the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Kryder, LeeAnne G. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2002
Shares some surprising results from a business communication program's recent experiment in using a large lecture format to teach an upper-division business communication course: approximately 90-95% of the students liked the large lecture format, and the quality of their communication deliverables was as good as that produced by students who took…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Class Size, Higher Education
Race, Phil – 2001
This "toolkit" ring binder is designed to help teachers develop their professional practice in higher education and to enhance their instruction and assessment. A smaller bound version of this second edition is designed to be used by individual lecturers as their personal copy; it contains fewer tasks and activities. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning
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Gullette, Margaret Morganroth – Change, 1992
The importance of incorporating discussion into college lecture classes is discussed, problems in starting and expanding exchange of ideas are examined, and techniques for "raising the intellectual temperature" of a class are offered. Anecdotal examples are drawn from observations of teachers in a variety of discipline contexts. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Quible, Zane K. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2002
Notes that the manner in which the author was using the incorporation of electronic slides into his lectures allowed students to become disengaged from the learning process. Presents strategies to combat disengagement and strategies to supplement textbook slides. Concludes that student disengagement can be counteracted with limited expenditure of…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies, Higher Education
Osterman, Dean – 1984
This chapter explains how the Guided Design method of teaching can be used to solve problems, and how this method was used in the development of a new method of teaching. Called the Feedback Lecture, this method is illustrated through an example, and research data on its effectiveness is presented. The Guided Decision-Making Process is also…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Feedback
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DeNeve, Kristina; Heppner, Mary J. – Innovative Higher Education, 1997
Use of active learning techniques of role-playing and simulation in an industrial psychology course (n=29 students) is described and assessed. Subjective reports and objective assessments of knowledge retention indicate the approach was effective. The differential importance of active learning and passive learning (lecture) in the college…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Course Descriptions
Zolty, Thaddeus C. – Political Science Teacher, 1990
Offers suggestions for improving classroom lecturing in terms of the sender, the content, and the receiver. Provides guidelines for lecture preparation. Explores importance of format, delivery, and timing in presentations. Discusses value of assessing the lecturer and states good lectures attract students, while bad ones drive them away. (NL)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Students, Communication Skills, Competence
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Trask, David S. – Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, 1996
Argues that the fragmentary nature of mass media has made students suspicious of the traditional lecture format. Recommends that history teachers incorporate questions concerning source material and knowledge (e.g. How do I know this?) into their presentations. Suggests a number of activities and texts that can be used to involve students in…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives, Evaluative Thinking