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Effective Lecture Hamed Adetunji Professor of Epidemiology. objectives. Recognize what are the mistakes preventing teacher to be great Recognize effective lectures Learn and determine to become a great teacher. I begin this presentation with some quotes…. - Nikos Kazantzakis.
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objectives • Recognize what are the mistakes preventing teacher to be great • Recognize effective lectures • Learn and determine to become a great teacher
- Nikos Kazantzakis “True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own”
-Albert Einstein • “I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”
- Haim G. Ginott • “I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.”
The quote below is from “Delivering a Lecture,” a chapter in Barbara Gross Davis’ classic text Tools for Teaching. Introduction • “Lecturing is not simply a matter of standing in front of a class and reciting what you know. The classroom lecture is a special form of communication in which voice, gesture, movement, facial expression, and eye contact can either complement or detract from the content. No matter what your topic, your delivery and manner of speaking immeasurably influence your students’ attentiveness and learning.”
Net Geners Want to Learn . . • One key characteristic of this generation is that they are very education oriented. • A survey of 100,000 Canadian teens reports that teens express far greater concern about education than adults in the survey expect them to feel.
. . . But Net Generation Learn Differently • By the time he or she has reached 21 years of age, the average NetGener will have spent: • 10,000 hours playing video games, • 200,000 e-mails, • 20,000 hours watching TV, • 10,000 hours on cell phones, and • under 5,000 hours reading (Bonamici et al. 2005).
What is Lecture? • Lecture is “an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university” • "in each course there are supporting lectures and tutorials“
Effective teacher … • Someone who encourages learning
Effective teacher … • An effective facilitator
Effective teacher … • Strives to motivate and engage all their students in learning rather than simply accepting that some students cannot be engaged and are destined to do poorly.
Effective teacher … • Believes every student is capable of achieving success at school and they do all they can to find ways of making each student successful.
Effective teacher … • Having high expectations
Effective teacher … • Acknowledges individual differences
Effective teacher … Excellent in Organization and Clarity
Effective teacher … • Has Analytic/Synthetic Approach in teaching
Effective teacher … • Is Dynamic and Enthusiastic
Effective teacher … • Promotes Instructor-Group Interaction
Effective teacher … • Promotes Instructor-Individual Student Interaction
WHAT LESS EFFECTIVE TEACHERS DO WRONG Mistake 10: • When you ask a question in class, and immediately call for volunteers.
Mistake #9: • Call on students cold.
Mistake #8: • Turn classes into PowerPoint shows.
Mistake #7: • Fail to provide variety in instruction.
Mistake #6: • Have students work in groups with no individual accountability.
Mistake #5: • Fail to establish relevance.
Mistake #4. • Give tests that are too long.
Mistake #3: • Get stuck in a pothole.
Mistake #2. • Teach without clear learning objectives.
Mistake #1. • Disrespect students.
Engage from the beginning Effective lectures are…
Spark Curiosity Effective lectures are…
Framework is Considered Effective lectures are…
Well Organised Effective lectures are…
Use visual aids to maintain interest Effective lectures …
Avoid jargon To be effective in lecture…
Work on your presentation style To be effective in lecture…
Passion and enthusiasm goes a long way To be effective in lecture…
Watch your tone of voice To be effective in lecture…
Pace the lecture well To be effective in lecture…
Include rarely-obtained information To be effective in lecture…
Test engagement half way through To be effective in lecture…
Record your lectures occasionally To be effective in lecture…
Strive to remember names To be effective in lecture…
Give Feedback and evaluation To be effective in lecture…
Respect your students’ learning style To be effective in lecture…