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Engaging Students through Interactive Lectures

Learn how to execute think-pair-share exercises effectively, engage students through interactive lectures, and navigate the benefits, drawbacks, and critical suggestions for success. This resource includes real-world examples and tips for crafting engaging learning experiences.

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Engaging Students through Interactive Lectures

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  1. Engaging Students through Interactive Lectures • Overview • example execution of think-pair-share exercise • constructing think-pair-share exercises • benefits and drawbacks • critical suggestions for success Gregory Hancock, College of William and Mary

  2. Satellite measurements of ozone concentration above Antarctica, 1979-1992 Horel and Geisler, 1997; data collected by Nimbus 7 satellite

  3. Executing think-pair-share exercises • Locate appropriate places in lecture for think-pair-share • Ask each person to consider question(s) • Form groups to discuss (2-3 students) • Solicit group responses as a class • Students evaluate responses • Clarify incorrect answers or misconceptions • Collect answers

  4. Global sea level since 1870

  5. Global sea level since 1870 A) What is the direction of sea level change? B) What is the rate of sea level change?

  6. Sea level data from Kodiak, Alaska Monthly sea level at Kodiak, Alaska, 1986-2010 Relative to fixed point on land Source: NOAA National Oceanic Data Center

  7. Sea level data from Kodiak, Alaska Monthly sea level at Kodiak, Alaska, 1986-2010 Relative to fixed point on land A) What is the direction of sea level change? B) What is the rate of sea level change? Source: NOAA National Oceanic Data Center

  8. Benefits of think-pair-share • Simple, effective way to engage students • Provides time for everyone to develop answers, and more students can be right • Students talk science • Assists in learning important material • Stimulates additional questions • Doesn’t take much additional prep time (in fact, might save you some…)

  9. Drawbacks of think-pair-share • Requires more class time than straight lecture (??) • Professor must give up a bit of control (??) • Exercise may fall flat

  10. Suggestions for think-pair-share success • Make it part of the routine, but don’t overdo • Avoid trivial or overly complicated exercises • Plan questions and select materials carefully • Eavesdrop to evaluate progress • Collect answers from time to time

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