(via Laura Saunders, Simmons University)
Please join us for the next LIS Pedagogy Chat, online Friday, October 25, at 1:00 PM CDT. The topic is “In Defense of Lecture”. See below for more information, including the link to registration.
Lectures are often presented in a negative light. They are used as an example of passive learning and teacher-centered (as opposed to student-centered) classrooms. Lectures offer some important advantages, however. They can be a time-efficient way to provide an overview of a topic or structure complex material. Done well, they can be engaging and even inspiring. In this chat, we’ll discuss how we can use lectures effectively in our teaching.
The moderators are Laura Saunders (Simmons University) and Melissa Wong (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). This is the second chat in a series inspired by Sarah Rose Cavanaugh’s “After a Tough Year for Classroom Innovation, It’s Time for a Reset” from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Register here. Information on additional upcoming sessions is available here.
LIS Pedagogy Chat is a community of practice for faculty and professionals who teach in LIS (library and information studies). Learn more here.