Dynamic Lecturing

Todd Zakrajsek shares about his new book Dynamic Lecturing on episode 159 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

You can’t just take bad examples of something and claim that the whole concept is bad.
—Todd Zakrajsek

If bad teaching were considered a crime, I think we’ve arrested the wrong suspect.
—Todd Zakrajsek

We always have to be mindful of how attentive the audience is at any given moment.
—Todd Zakrajsek

I can’t find any evidence that says lecturing is bad.
—Todd Zakrajsek

• Dynamic Lecturing: Research-based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness* by Christine Harrington and Todd Zakrajsek
• TIHE Episode #090 Reflections on the Lilly Conference
• TIHE Episode #047 on Metacognition
• Parker J Palmer
• Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics* by Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles McDonough, Michelle K. Smith, Nnadozie Okoroafor, Hannah Jordt, and Mary Pat Wenderoth

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