Preparing a lecture
Know the material
Don't plan a 90 minute lecture for a 90 minute class
Prepare lecture notes
Types of lecture notes:
Outline, Major points, Tree diagram
Don't prepare a detailed
script
Organizing a lecture
Decide what content to cover
Arrange the content in a meaningful sequence
Types of arrangements: Topical,
Sequential, Symbolic, Structural, Problem-Solution
Pick good examples
Vary the style of the lecture
Types of lectures: Expository,
Interactive, Case study
Delivering a lecture
Come early and feel out the lecture hall
Structure the lecture in 10-15 minute blocks
Give time for questions
Tell them when you're moving
on
Tell them what you're going to tell them, then tell
them, then tell them what you told them
Begin with a catchy example
Write an outline on the
board
Check off the outline as
you go along
Summarize the main points
at the end
Be interactive
Make eye contact
Ask questions, don't just
give them facts
Be opportunistic, relate
what you're saying to current topics and discuss
AV presentations
The AV isn't the lecture,
your lecture is the lecture
AV should help but not distract
Don't put too much on a
slide
Customizing a lecture
Large lectures vs. small sections
Encourage questions even
in large lectures
Encourage discussion in
small sections
Moderate discussions and
facilitate learning, don't provide all the answers
Handouts
Writing notes is good
Copying down everything
you say is bad
Give them what you don't
want them to spend time copying
Engaging and motivating students
Come early and talk with
students
Encourage questions
Learn names
Don't stand behind the lectern,
move around
Make expectations clear
Reference
Some of this material is taken from B.G. Davis (1993),
Tools for Teaching, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA.