To save in-person lectures, universities need to provide lessons worth showing up for

Lectures must offer unique experiences that can only be done in-person. Research suggests the key is to make lectures more ...
Western Michigan University

Large Lecture: Active Learning

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 ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

5 Ways to Ease Students Off the Lecture and Into Active Learning

My course evaluations are in. They are mostly encouraging — except for the ones that say I should lecture more. “Lessen the amount of reading per week and just lecture more,” reads one comment.
Inside Higher Ed

What We Mean When We Talk About Lectures

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Lecturing is often pitted against what is commonly called active learning, an umbrella category that ...
Slate

No Student Should Have to Sit Through a Zoom Lecture

On a Thursday afternoon in February, I watched my students at the whiteboard. Gaby was drawing a series of cartoons and a list of the kinds of animals that had been sent into space by different ...
The Harvard Crimson

Are Lectures Obsolete?

Julien Berman ’26 lives in Canaday Hall. His column “Toward a Higher Higher Education” appears on alternate Tuesdays. Think of the biggest changes in the past 100 years. Troves of information once ...
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UNCW announces former Vice President Mike Pence as speaker for Dare to Learn Lecture

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) has announced former Vice President Mike Pence as the keynote speaker for the Dare to Learn Lecture. According to UNCW, the ...