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Lecturing: Large Classes

"Readings on Lecturing" Bibliography of TRC Resources, February 1991.

Byrd, Patricia, et al. "Characteristics of Effective Explainers." The Foreign Teaching Manual. New York: Collier, MacMillan, 1989.

Cashin, William E. "Improving Lectures" Kansas State Univ. CFED Idea Paper #14, September 1985.

---. "Answering and Asking Questions." CFED Idea Paper #31, January 1995.

Clarke, John H. "Building a Lecture that Really Works." The Education Digest (October 1987).

Dion, Linda. "But I Teach a Large Class..." About Teaching. 50 (Spring 1996).

Dunn, Joe P. "Reflections of a Recovering Lectureholic."

Eble, Kenneth. "Intellectually Exciting Lectures: A Recapitulation." Mastering the Techniques of Teaching. Joseph Lowman, ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers, 1984.

Frederick, Peter J. "The Lively Lecture - 8 Variations." College Teaching 34:2.

Gewetz, Ken. "Defining the Art of the Lecture." Harvard Gazette Teaching Supplement May 10, 1991.

Gleason, Maryellen. "Instructor Survival Kit Ideas and Resources for Use in Case of Large Classes."

Goulden, Nancy R. "Improving Instructors' Speaking Skills." Kansas State University. CFED Idea Paper #24 (January 1991).

Gullette, Margaret M. "Leading Discussion in a Lecture Course." Change (March/April 1992).

"Ideas for Teaching Large Lecture Classes." for your consideration... 2:1 (October 1989): 1-4.

Johnson, David. "Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom." (1991).

Johnstone, A.H. and W.Y. Su. "What Students Do and Don't Take from Lectures." The Teaching Professor (November 1994).

Kabel, Robert L. "Ideas for Managing Large Classes." Engineering Education (November 1983).

"Lecturing." Stanford University Handbook: 22-29.

"The Lecture." Teaching at Chicago. University of Chicago Handbook: 5-6.

Lieux, Elizabeth M. "A Comparative Study of Learning in Lecture vs. Problem-Based Format." About Teaching 50 (Spring 1996).

McAllister, Bill. Student "Self-Assessment" Form.

McKeachie, Wilbert J., Nancy J. Chism, Robert J. Menges, Marilla Svinicki, and Claire E. Weinstein. Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers. 9th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994: 53-70, 205-21.

McKinney, Kathleen. "Writing in Large Classes: Don't Be Overwhelmed with Grading." The Catalyst. Illinois State University (April 1999): p6.

Middendorf, Joan and Alan Kalish. "The 'Change-up' Lecture." (1994).

Middleton, Charles R. "Teaching the Thundering Heard: Surviving in a Large Classroom." On Teaching 3. Ed. Mary Ann Shea. University of Colorado Faculty Teaching Program, 1987.

Osterman, Dean, Mark Cristenson and Betty Coffey. "The Feedback lecture." Kansas State University. CFED Idea Paper #13 (January 1985).

Palmer, Stacy E. "The Art of Lecturing: A Few Simple Ideas Can Help Teachers Improve Their Skills." The Chronicle of Higher Education 13 April 1983.

Roberts, Eric and Charles Simonyi. "Encouraging Top Students in Large Undergraduate Classes." Speaking of Teaching 8.2 (Winter 1997).

Sarkisian, Ellen. "Tips for Teachers: Twenty Ways to Make Lectures More Participatory." Adapted from Participatory Lectures, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learnig, 1992.

Schlenker, Richard M. and Constance M. Perry. "Planning Lecturs that Start, Go, and End Somewhere." JCST (March/April 1986).

Svinicki, Marilla. "How to Pace Your Lectures." Teaching College: Collected Readings for the New Instructor. Eds. Rose Ann Neff and Maryellen Weimer. Madison, WI: Magna Publications, 1990.

"Thoughts on the Lecture Method." for your consideration... 2:2 (November 1989): 1-4.

Weaver, Richard L. "Effective Lecturing Techniques." Teaching College: Collected Readings for the New Instructor. Eds. Rose Ann Neff and Maryellen Weimer. Madison, WI: Magna Publications, 1990.

Whetten, David, Lynn Sorenson, and Stacie Heaps. "Conquering the Crowded Classroom." Focus on Faculty (Fall 2003).

 

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