Enhancing Student Participation / Active Learning
Assignment
Please read this Washington Post article and post a follow-up comment on Ed. Here are some guiding questions:
1. Do you agree with the sentiment of this piece? Have you ever been in a class where lecture was completely ineffective?
2. Can you offer a counterexample—are there situations where lecture is actually valuable and effective?
3. Have you ever been in a class that is not lecture-based? What are some strategies you might suggest for successful alternative teaching strategies?
In place of posting a new comment, you can also reply to your fellow students’ comments. Any engagement and input is welcome as long as it’s original and respectful.
Class Session
The slides used in the class session are linked below.