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Teaching Large Classes

This workshop is designed to help prepare faculty for teaching a large enrollment class. Although definitions of what constitutes a large class can vary, this workshop will help anyone who needs to prepare to teach a class of 50 or more students, or more simply put, one that is larger than they are accustomed to teaching. We will cover a range of issues from logistical (i.e. attendance, classroom management, and testing / assessment) to pedagogical (interactive lecturing, active learning techniques, and group assignments).

Outcomes:

By the end of this session, you should be able to

• Identify some of the key challenges associated with teaching a large enrollment class.
• Improve the effectiveness of your lectures.
• Improve student participation and preparedness.
• Consider alternative forms of testing and assessment to compliment traditional multiple choice tests.

Resources:

• Teaching Large Classes @ VCU Resource Guide
  http://augmenting.me/cte/resources/tlc/index.htm
• Teaching Large Classes (Penn State)
  http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Tools/Large/
• Beating the Numbers Game: Effective Teaching in Large Classes
  http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Papers/Largeclasses.htm
• Peer Instruction by Eric Mazur (the Mazur Group)
  http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/research/detailspage.php?rowid=8
• Teaching Large Classes Video Vignette
  http://www.bestteachersinstitute.org/id115.html

For more information, contact Zachary Goodell (7-0562 or zggoodel@vcu.edu).

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