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Is lecturing worthwhile?

I agree that lectures can be awful. The myth of the lecture delivered annually for 25 years without updating has, like all myths, some relationship to reality.

But it seems to me that there is a place for the lecture in higher education. And not just because this is what students expect. Continue reading

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Why should students attend your class?

Your goal is for students to learn things. Is giving marks for attendance really going to help you achieve that goal? Or is your course designed so the benefit of attending and participating is clear? Continue reading

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