Hi Kathleen: Historically I went from complete lecture mode to complete interactive learning mode. The complete interactive learning mode NEVER worked for me. I think that this is at least partly due to my personality. I just do better when I lecture and that's all there is to it. I think I'm a good lecturer and don't apologize for it. At the same time, I do believe that lecturing does allow for too much passive absorption--and I'm no longer convinced that that is bad, but that's a different philosophical conversation.......
But the other part of why interactive learning can fail comes from student resistance. One thing I do when I depart from lecture for any prolonged time, i.e, over several class sessions, is to constantly redirect the students to the purpose of the exercises and how they integrate into the total course goals. And I mean CONSTANTLY! Also, my belief is that at some level, before you can construct you must have some fundamentals. So I think that interspersing some lecture is completely appropriate. I believe at some point there is a good mix of these two. I am still looking for it because I think I may have gone too far back to lecture now :-) ah well, the search for perfection keeps the endeavor interesting for me. Annette Quoting Kathleen Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Tipsters, > > I am in need of some help from some cognitive psychologists and maybe > some social psychologists (attitude, persuasion, and change folks!) > > Thanks, > --Kathy Morgan > Wheaton College > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Annette Taylor, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology University of San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
