Lectures 1

1. Present the content in 7. Keep everyone involved

small steps
8. Speak slowly and
2. Focus on a single Big repeating important
Idea
information
3. Have questions
4. Give examples and
analogies
5. Interrupt the lecture
with individual or
group activities
(“Breakout Groups”)
6. Check for student
understanding
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 Organizing the Lecture 2

• Lectures have a Beginning (introduction),

Middle (body) and End (conclusion)
• Tell them what you are going to tell them
• Tell them
• Tell them what you told them

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 Organization: The Introduction 3

• State the purpose of the lecture

• Give an overview -- how does this lecture fit
in with previous lectures
• Get their attention by pointing out a gap in
their knowledge or arousing their curiosity

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 Introduction: Get Their Attention 4

• Ask a question
• State a series of rhetorical questions
• Reference a recent news story, film, …
• Pose a problem
• Tell a funny story or joke (with caution)
• Define a term critical to the lecture

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 Organization: The Body 5

• Assume an attention span of 10 - 15 minutes

• Plan periodic summaries, particularly of the
material is difficult
• Use clear, relevant examples
• Emphasize relationship between points
• Don’t try to cover too much

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 Conclusion 6

• Sum up what was said

– can be done by the lecturer or a student
• Provide a bridge to the next lecture
• Entertain questions
– be sure to allow time for this

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 Lectures: Types and Organizations 7
(pp. 335-337)

1. Feedback Lecture 1. Cause and Effect

2. Guided Lecture 2. Chronological
3. Responsive Lecture 3. Compare-Contrast
4. Demonstration Lecture 4. Conflicting Generalities
5. Pause Procedure Lecture 5. Part to Whole
6. Think/Write/Discuss 6. What – Why
Lecture 7. Parallel Elements
7. Lecture with Graphic 8. Problem-Solution
Organizer 9. Ascending-Descending
8. Socratic Method Lecture Order
9. Traditional Lecture 10. Rule-Example

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 More Types of Lectures 8

• Multimedia Lecture
• Participatory Lecture
• Problem-solving Lecture
• Case-Study Lecture
• Expository Lecture

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