tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594035491877109957.post6896501195469187200..comments2023-09-27T09:56:16.819-04:00Comments on INTERACT AT THE CENTER: Strategies to Engage Students in Large Lecture ClassesCTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00057814691414512236noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594035491877109957.post-19137829971389618172007-04-02T10:27:00.000-04:002007-04-02T10:27:00.000-04:00I also think there are opportunities for cooperati...I also think there are opportunities for cooperative learning in large group lectures. Having students pair up and work on a specific problem/scenario helps break-up the lecture format. An activity like this needs good structure and follow-through. Students need to know how much time they have, the quality of response you expect, and how long they have to present their response. Having some groups turn in a written response and calling on a few random groups to share in class will ensure all students get acknowledgement for their collaborative learning experience. (yes, it's bound to get noisy, but its worth it!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594035491877109957.post-63252151055642209172007-03-22T10:42:00.000-04:002007-03-22T10:42:00.000-04:00Pass the pointerAn activity I sometimes do with st...<B>Pass the pointer</B><BR/>An activity I sometimes do with students during a power point presentation is to give my laser pointer to a student and have them identify a particular part of something on the screen, such as an event that is represented on an electrocardiogram (EKG). That student passes the pointer to another student who has to identify the next step in the process and explain what is going on there. It gets the students more involved and puts them in the "professor's seat" for a minute. <BR/>Overall the students respond well, and they pay more attention since they donĂt know who will be picked next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594035491877109957.post-69790149348321038782007-03-21T19:51:00.000-04:002007-03-21T19:51:00.000-04:00Index cards are great for the random name selector...Index cards are great for the <A HREF="http://idea.zanestate.edu/archives/2006/07/diy-random-name-selector-or-box-vs-pda/" REL="nofollow">random name selector</A>. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com