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Filimowicz, Michael A.; Tzankova, Veronika K. – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this article is to challenge the notion of small studio format delivery expectations in art and design education. Our research reports on an introductory Digital Photography course design that produced equivalent learning outcomes in a large enrollment lecture format. The objective of the project was to introduce (1) a case-based…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Design, Creativity
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Arvanitakis, James – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
In this article I examine the role of the contemporary university in light of the mass increase in class sizes that has occurred on an international scale. While we may look nostalgically back to a time when lectures numbered a few hundred students and tutorials had as few as ten, massification at undergraduate level is an inescapable fact of…
Descriptors: College Role, Class Size, Large Group Instruction, 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
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Mehta, Sudhir I. – Journal of Engineering Education, 1995
Describes a teaching method that provides instant assessment of student learning and allows instructors to take corrective measures in the same class period. The method is based on asking a multiple-choice question after every 10-20 minutes of lecture and getting responses from students. This methods allows all students to actively participate and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Creative Teaching, Engineering Education, Higher Education
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