Questions tagged [lecture-teaching-method]
On the method of instruction known as "lecturing." Usually the lecturer will stand at the front of the room and recite information relevant to the lecture's content.
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How should I handle students who are very disengaged in class?
I teach undergraduate mathematics. This semester, I started walking around the classroom while using an iPad to write (to the screen) during lectures. This allows me to notice that a few students are ...
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How to guide Junior Lecturers in teaching a short Mathematics course [closed]
I joined a university recently as a senior lecturer. I became senior recently too and with the new environment (new university is private and previously I have been in a state university), ...
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Using another professor's slides for my course
I teach economics at an Indian University and recently came across some good publicly available lecture slides by another professor (US R1 University). I would like to share the slides with my ...
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How to deal with a group of students that doesn't pay attention and keeps talking to each other in class?
My new cohort of students (less than 15) are a specific group that can be highly talkative and don’t always pay attention when I’m teaching. I’ve tried some interactive learning games in the classroom ...
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Context based teaching
In areas such as information and computer science, what is meant by teaching in different contexts? I have noticed some teaching positions require a document detailing contexts one has taught in. I ...
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Best way to create & update lecture notes
I have a draft that contains 15-16 seminars (=detailed solution of problems + some additional information that was omitted in lectures). Currently I am polishing my draft in order to provide my ...
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Explanation of certain phrases in an online interview for a fixed term teaching position at a certain Scottish university
I've applied for a (teaching only) mathematics lecturer position at a certain Scottish university, and as part of the application process, they shortlisted me for an online interview, where they're ...
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Can I suggest that my professor use slides instead of writing everything on the board?
I got a newly hired professor this semester. He is a good teacher but sometimes gets in trouble explaining a new topic since he writes the big formulae on the board and misses a lot of things in the ...
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Should I give a brutally honest feedback on course evaluations?
We are towards the end of a graduate-level course of about 20 students, and it is time for course evaluation. The instructor is pretty new (they just graduated with a PhD a year ago) and is not a ...
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My students are leaving notes on exam about their difficulties and mental health. How to proceed?
This is the first semester in which classes aren't online anymore after the pandemic where I lecture (For information, this is in Brazil, and English is not my mother language). It's been two years of ...
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How to answer rhetorical questions
Often in lectures, my professors will ask rhetorical questions. Sometimes, their body language makes it look like they're waiting for a response, and they'll even look intensely at a specific student ...
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How to communicate students' feedback about a professor as a TA
I'm a TA. Recently a few students (good students) approached me, because they are having a hard time retaining the information from the main professor's lectures. (They think he is putting too much ...
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The more I improve the quality of my course, the worse the student evaluation becomes. Should I provide low quality lectures?
For almost 6 years, I have given courses on different CS topics at my university. This year, I decided to make my lectures and tutorials for a specific master course as perfect as possible, so I and ...
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How to reduce workload and recover while dealing with aftereffects of a serious concussion?
Around one year ago, I had a ski accident and suffered from concussion. I was on sabbatical at that time ⛷️. At first, I didn't notice full-on effect. Now I am back to full academic life of teaching, ...
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What is the best practice to deal with students who sit in the back and laugh at other students' questions?
Term just started and I think every class does have some students who sit in the back (which is totally fine) but sometimes are challenging to deal with when they show some disrespect towards other ...
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How are other graduate students able to think on the spot during lectures or talks?
So this happened to me multiple times.
Scenario 1: I'm sitting in a lecture or listening to a talk (STEM related) which is more or less aligned with my background (so I know the big picture), and then ...
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What is the purpose of lectures at the Graduate level? [closed]
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This question is about 90 ECTS credits and a 2 years long MSc in CSE program with a thesis.
At the university, which I am in, the teachers deliver lectures but most students, ...
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Book suggestions for teaching science at advanced level [closed]
I teach in a university to Masters students in Science. I have taught courses from Physics, Statistics, Mathematics and Computation, and every time I finish teaching a course, I find myself ...
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Does a youtube channel with my lectures add to my portfolio in graduate applications if the response is good?
Will teaching physics on a youtube channel and receiving a good response on it help me with my grad school applications in the subject?
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Is hastily writing down the professor's lecture a good way of learning?
I am writing this from the perspective of a mathematician. I am wondering whether there is any research on the standard mode of instruction.
Mathematics lectures, at least in my home country, ...
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As a new faculty, I lack the knowledge of fundamentals in my field. What should be the course of action under my special circumstance?
Academics are supposed to be an expert in their field and should have a firm grasp on their subject of research. For example, my research is focused on Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and using ...
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Trial (test) lecture as part of the interview process for a tenure-track position
I have been invited to give a trial lecture for a tenure track position in Norway. This is part of a hiring process that three top candidates have been shortlisted for the interview.
The lecture ...
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Is this tenured professor plagiarizing his lectures?
A tenured professor at my university has hand-copied an out of print textbook in his field. His lectures consist of reading his hand-written notes from the text to his students. He does not deviate ...
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Is it okay to reproduce the work as a teaching assistant?
Next week, I need to give a lecture on a topic (say T).
I surveyed over the internet and found excellent video lectures by a professor (Say P).
I learned T thoroughly. I can able to answer any ...
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Is there any difference between these two kind of researchers?
I tried to ask this question on Physics StackExchange because it's about physicists but it wasn't the right section, anyway the argument can be extended to almost every subject.
I am studying physics ...
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