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Lecturing: Planning, Preparation and Delivery: John Milliken and Linda Carey
Lecturing: Planning, Preparation and Delivery: John Milliken and Linda Carey
John Milliken
and
Linda Carey
Learning outcomes
By the end of the session you will have:
considered what we understand by lecturing
Workshop
Handouts
1:3
Lecturing in Context
Lectio
Quaestio
Lecturing
I hear, I forget
I see, I remember
I do, I understand
Teaching formats
Lecturer participation
and control
Student participation
and control
Curriculum Model
Specified
Enacted
Experienced
1:3
Definitions of lecturing
Task 1 - 10 minutes
Read the definitions of
lecturing (Brown and Race, 2002).
Which do you agree
with and which do you
reject?
What does lecturing
mean to you?
In pairs, write your own
definition.
Lecturers’ Views on Lecturing
from: Styles of Lecturing: Brown and Bakhtar, 1983, pp 36-39)
Classical-hierarchial
Problem-centred
Chaining/Sequential
Comparative
Thesis
Signposting
Foci
Links
Frames
Brown (1982)
Signposting
“Today we will examine
four approaches to the
management of tumours:
Signal the
direction 1. Surgery
structure of the 2. Radiotherapy
3. Chemotherapy
lecture 4. Psychological support
together.
Frames
Marketing Planning
Lectures 11 -12
Delivery of a large lecture 1/2
topical references
controversial statements
humour (?)
minute papers
instant questionnaires
informal multiple choice quizzes
show of hands
PRS systems
feedback from tutorial groups
surveys
On larger classes, see: Biggs 2002, Teaching for Quality
Learning at University (2nd Ed)
Lecture Feedback
Subject - Marketing
Lecture size 250-320
Tiered lecture theatre
(no desks)
No natural lighting
Second year
undergraduate
Several programme
cohorts
Feedback on feedback
1. Structure and Organisation of the Material
Good/Vgoo Average Poor/VPoor
1:1 Clarity of module aims 90.190.5 8.5 9.5 1.4 0.0
1:2 Reinforcement of module structure and linkages 80.479.3 19.0 20.7 0.6 0
1:3 Stated objectives of each lecture 93.0 94.8 6.2 5.2 0.8 0.0
1:4 Structure of the lectures 85.7 87.9 12.6 11.2 1.7 0.9
1:5 Cohesion of the lectures 80.8 83.6 16.1 14.7 3.1 1.7
1:6 Content of lectures 72.1 79.3 22.9 16.4 5.0 4.3
1:7 Presentation of the material in a coherent way 86.4 86.2 11.2 9.5 2.5 4.3
1:8 Use of models/diagrams to explain concepts 87.6 88.8 9.9 10.3 2.5 0.9
1:9 Reinforcement of lecture content in tutorials 61.0 51.7 29.1 31.9 9.9 16.4
Examples chosen
Other features…
Example 2: Susan Whitten
Discussion points:
Use of technology
Motivating students
Other features…
Lecture delivery: summary
Voice: audible, clarity, speed, modulation
Appropriate language for level
Eye contact and body language
Use of questions (open and closed)
Paraphrasing, recapping, summarising
Use of examples
Signposting etc
Interaction with students
Breaks / tasks built in?
Use of technology
And finally,