Simpler is better
I am sitting in on a class that my advisor is teaching this semester, and have also taught a few of the classes when he was away. I really like his lecturing style and find the material very easy to follow. In many of my undergrad and graduate science classes, the professor tried to pack as much material as possible into the class session. I was left frantically taking notes, barely able to process what was going on. In contrast, in this class, my advisor usually reviews the last class in the first ten minutes, and then goes on to cover a smaller, selected amount of material in the rest of the session. This way, you can process what is happening in "real time". And, since you see most of the material twice, the retention is better. I may adopt this approach in my classes next year.
This type of professor is very hard to find in my undergraduate education. A professor who is aware of the students’ needs and can be a good role model.
Comment by Dzel — May 19, 2008 @ 2:28 am
Hi,
Just read your idea for lectures. I am studying Chinese Medicine and my opinion is a lecture in that style would be great. Also some sort of lecture questions thrown in would be good too. Although not very cool, it keeps everyone on their toes.
Happy Blogging
Damo
Comment by Damo — May 28, 2008 @ 2:27 pm