Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. These actionable, collaborative strategies help educators navigate their role as facilitators, guiding and responding rather than lecturing and directing. With transparent directions, every student knows exactly what to do.

Assignments 96

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 96

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. These actionable, collaborative strategies help educators navigate their role as facilitators, guiding and responding rather than lecturing and directing. With transparent directions, every student knows exactly what to do.

Assignments 69

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 69

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

Robert Talbert would get the nagging, unsettling sense that the lectures he gave in his Calculus courses just weren’t sinking in. “I EdSurge: Like most professors, you’ve spent most of your career lecturing. You mention that in the traditional lecture model, students get addicted to professors teaching, and not in a good way.

Failure 142

Failure Lecturing Syllabus Instructors 142

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Form groups strategically.

Collaborative Learning 115

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Think-Pair-Share Students need opportunities to process information during lectures. Small groups work While lecturing is one way to convey information, other methods, like gallery walks, encourage student interaction during the teaching and learning process.

Syllabus 120

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 120

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Form groups strategically.

Collaborative Learning 104

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 104

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Think-Pair-Share Students need opportunities to process information during lectures. Small groups work While lecturing is one way to convey information, other methods, like gallery walks, encourage student interaction during the teaching and learning process.

Syllabus 108

Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 108