{"id":374,"date":"2021-07-13T09:02:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T09:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edu.pete-clews.wbs.uni.worc.ac.uk\/?page_id=374"},"modified":"2021-08-10T09:10:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T09:10:46","slug":"summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/?page_id=374","title":{"rendered":"Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary: Lectures and Classroom Teaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/?page_id=374&amp;print=1\" title=\"Print This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/print.gif\" alt=\"Print This Post\" title=\"Print This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scale.wp.worc.ac.uk\/?page_id=374&amp;print=1\" title=\"Print This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Post<\/a>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What do we mean by lectures and classroom teaching?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Lectures typically involve a member of academic staff talking to a class on a given topic or topics. Students will usually sit listening taking class notes as the tutor works through a presentation or talk relating to the subject. Lectures may involve the introduction and exploration of key concepts and theories relating to a topic, presentation of data or presentations by guest speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In our definition, other classroom teaching may be more participative but will still involve a large degree of tutor input and direction. Examples of classroom teaching fitting these criteria might be larger seminars, sports coaching lessons or a taught laboratory sessions on a science-based course.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits of lectures and classroom teaching<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Lectures and classroom teaching is claimed to have some quite specific benefits to university students (and to tutors). These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Large amounts of material can be presented reasonably quickly to large numbers of students.<\/li><li>They can be specifically focussed on a particular audience or topic.<\/li><li>Tutors can model certain behaviours and a joy of a topic.<\/li><li>They appeal to those who prefer to learn by listening or find interactive sessions more challenging.<\/li><li>Developing a student\u2019s note-taking and listening skills.<\/li><li>Exposing students to the input of external specialists or experts.<\/li><li>Tutors are able to control the learning experience.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concerns and issues with lectures and classroom teaching<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Students may face difficulties in <strong>lectures and classroom teaching<\/strong> in a number of ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They can fail to provide tutors with feedback on the extent of student learning.<\/li><li>Attention spans wane quickly in passive environments.<\/li><li>Students learn at different paces and have different levels of understanding.<\/li><li>Lectures do not support application, analysis, synthesis, or evaluation.<\/li><li>Many students prefer more active learning styles.<\/li><li>Access to the venue and the materials may be a challenge for some students.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Points for reflection<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How does your practice support the needs of students with regard to lectures, seminars and other taught sessions?<\/li><li>What are the main barriers to you accommodating students\u2019 needs with regard to lectures, seminars and other taught sessions? How can these be overcome?<\/li><li>What changes to teaching and learning strategies could be made in these situations? How might you do things differently?<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Lectures and Classroom Teaching What do we mean by lectures and classroom teaching? 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