Overview: At times information must be transmitted orally to a passive listening audience. But research has shown that after 10 to 20 minutes of continuous lecture, assimilation falls off rapidly. If ...
In February 2010, I participated in a Roundtable discussion about teaching lecture classes at Zenith. The following essay about teaching is developed from the notes I prepared for that occasion. Why ...
Large lecture courses are a staple in many disciplines, varying in size from 40 students up to 400+. They are often viewed as an effective and economical way to guide students through foundational ...
A student opens their Chromebook and logs into AP Classroom. Opening their assignments, they begin an AP Daily video lesson, taking notes as they watch. The student adjusts the playback speed to 1.5, ...
T he year 2020 was awful for so many in academe, so I refuse to talk about the “silver linings” of Covid-19. That framing insults those who have struggled or lost loved ones. As educators, however, ...
Senior Columnist Diya Choksey argues that if a chatbot can outperform a lecture, the problem is not artificial intelligence ...
A number of UK universities are preparing to keep lectures online into the autumn term. It raises the prospect of Covid disrupting another academic year - and will prompt more questions about fee ...
Author and staff writer for The New Yorker Peter Hessler will speak at a So Kwan Lok Distinguished Lecture event titled ” A Chinese Education: Teaching and Learning from Two Generations of Students” ...
The first half of medical education (traditionally the first one to two years, which are also sometimes called the preclerkship years) prepares students to succeed during the second half of medical ...