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Daws, Laura Beth – Communication Teacher, 2018
Courses: This activity will work in any face-to-face communication lecture course. Objectives: By the end of the semester in a face-to-face lecture class, every student will have engaged in verbal discussion.
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Conventional Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Participation
Koval, Michael R. – Journal of Legal Studies Education, 2018
This article demonstrates how the case at hand, Teal Bay Alliances, LLC v. Southbound One, Inc., can be used as the core of a business case to teach students not only the basics of trademark law, but also as a real-world cautionary tale whose moral boils down to this: lawyers and businesspeople approach legal disputes from very different…
Descriptors: Law Related Education, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration Education, Court Litigation
Lynch, Rosealie P.; Pappas, Eric – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
This paper presents a model for teaching large classes that facilitates a "small class feel" to counteract the distance, anonymity, and formality that often characterize large lecture-style courses in higher education. One author (E. P.) has been teaching a 300-student general education critical thinking course for ten years, and the…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Teaching Methods, Class Size, Lecture Method
Plush, Sally E.; Kehrwald, Benjamin A. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2014
Despite the perceived advantages of student centred learning (SCL) in higher education, novice teaching academics' attempts to implement such approaches may be thwarted by a lack of experience with teaching in general and with SCL in particular, difficulties locating suitable practical advice on SCL, and the demands of early career academic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Beginning Teachers, College Instruction, Teaching Methods
Saville, Bryan K.; Zinn, Tracy E. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2011
In general, people associate college and university teaching with lecture-based methods, in which an expert (the teacher) delivers information to a group of nonexperts (the students), who subsequently show their newfound "knowledge" by answering examination questions. Because of the common notion that knowledge and intelligence are…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Conventional Instruction
Harrod, Wendy J. – Teaching Sociology, 2009
Professional journals serve the vital scientific function of disseminating knowledge to colleagues. In so doing, journals become the "face" and "voice" of the professional disciplines they represent. Journal content shows the major topics of interest, the scope, and the boundaries of the profession. It shows the techniques and methods of research…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Social Psychology, College Students, College Faculty
Vondracek, Mark – Science Teacher, 2009
Teachers know what a daunting job it can be to ensure that all students in a class learn effectively. In addition to the usual difficulties of gaining everyone's attention at once, instructors also run into the issue of preferred learning styles. In any classroom environment, the same topic is taught to multiple students, and each student may…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Teaching Models, Classroom Environment, Teaching Methods
Edwards, Helen, Ed.; Smith, Brenda, Ed.; Webb, Graham, Ed. – 2001
The essays in this collection explore how different lecturing situations can be handled and how lecturing confidence and techniques can be improved. The book covers a wide range of scenarios in these chapters: (1) "Learning from Objectives" (Stanley Yeo); (2) "New at This" (Sally Brown); (3) "The Smart Student" (Marilyn Baird); (4) "The Mobile…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education

Pultorak, Robert W. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1985
A "colloqution module" (an instructional unit/strategy used in a conversation) consists of a reading assignment and a series of questions/activities. The strategy is suggested as an alternative to the lecture method. A sample module on insecticides (together with design information and advantages/disadvantages) is included. (DH)
Descriptors: College Science, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education, Insecticides
Miller, Michael T. – 1991
This paper introduces and compares three types of college level teaching: discussion, lecture, and personalized systems. The discussion method is described and identified as one that allows the learner to question and probe, giving increased internalization, greater acceptance of conclusions than other teaching methods, and other benefits. The…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education, Individualized Instruction

Hartman, Sandee L.; Nelson, Marc S. – Academic Medicine, 1992
A study of 47 clinical medical faculty teaching behaviors had teachers report their teaching behaviors in four areas: interactive skills; knowledge or abilities important for students to develop; factors influencing curriculum development; and sources of pedagogical assistance. Subjects' written simulations on teaching techniques, curriculum…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Discussion (Teaching Technique)

Windschitl, Mark – College Teaching, 1999
Describes and evaluates a technique used in two science lecture courses (biochemistry and introductory meteorology), in which lectures were interspersed with frequent, brief discussions within spontaneously formed small groups. Some differences were found in the ways the two professors managed the technique, but both felt in-class participation…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Wilkinson, James – Innovation Abstracts, 1983
College teachers can act as intermediaries between a class and a body of knowledge by making three important contributions: structure, evaluation, and support. The teacher's task is to keep the student's initial drive and enthusiasm intact while thwarting the desire to be content with easy answers. Teachers need to encourage a critical outlook and…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Role, College Students, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Abrahamson, Brant; Smith, Fred – 2001
The lessons in the teacher's guide about the Bible's Old Testament are based on historic and scientific scholarship and, to avoid a sectarian point of view, focus on the factual data generated by academic research. The lessons are based on what is known about the nature of oral tradition, recent archaeological findings, and the academic biblical…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Archaeology, Biblical Literature, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Magnan, Bob, Comp. – 1989
This booklet provides practical tips, techniques, hints, and suggestions developed by and for college teachers. The handbook serves as a useful guide for teachers who wish to improve their performance in the classroom. Specific topics include keeping students' attention and interest, helping students to think, teaching effectively in large group…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Collegiality