The notion of replacing or limiting the venerable lecture has been visited in earlier posts (The Inverted Classroom and The Future of the Lecture) but it seems the topic is far from exhausted. Recent research in cognitive psychology published in the journal Science points to another dimension in the problem of lecturing, namely, that people [...]
I’m tired of talking. Let me explain. One of the basic rules of thumb for adult learning says that a class should be a little more than half practical application and workshop material to appeal to the audience. That aside, classroom (or instructor-lead) training has become expensive, and managers and consumers have become vocal in [...]
Lecturing as most people know it probably goes back to before Gutenberg when the lecturer read what was a rare or perhaps only copy of an important book before an attentive (and interested) audience of students. This (primarily) broadcast method of disseminating information is still a mainstay in classrooms and presentation halls even though it [...]