Transcript Project Overview - University of Oxford

The University of Oxford
MPLS Division
CETL Workshop
“Delivering a Lecture”
May 2007
Introductions
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Brian Stewart
Claire Stocks
Adrian Taylor
Maths Institute
Learning Institute
Materials
…and you are …
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Working Hypothesis
You have been asked to give
one or two lectures as part of
a taught course; you have the
notes and so on of the usual
lecturer …. what now?
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Context Matters!
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Students
Colleagues & the “department”
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The overall course structure
all have implications for the lecturer!
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Students
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Very bright [AAAA at A-level]
Highly motivated and ambitious
Young, immediately post-school
… how do these factors influence us?
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The Student Cohort
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200 or more in a `big' subject
Diverse backgrounds
Substantial overseas contingent
… how do these factors influence us?
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Course Structure
A course typically specified in terms of
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Syllabus
Pre-requisites
“Learning Outcomes”
Learning & Teaching strategy
Assessment regime
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Learning and Teaching
A course typically consists of a planned mix of
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Reading
Lectures
Classes and Tutorials
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with written work and Feedback
Practicals
… followed by an assessment
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Student Expectations
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Subject skills
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Technical competence as lecturer
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Mastery, enthusiasm, ..
Legibility, audibility, pace, …
Clear handouts, slides, notes, webpage,…
Willingness to engage
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knowing where the students start
welcoming questions
covering the ground
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Departmental Expectations
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Examiners
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Other Course Lecturers
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Good articulation with their courses
College Tutors
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The students demonstrate the outcomes
Good exercise sheets related to lectures
The DUGS
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Contented students and faculty
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Challenges…
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What do you expect to be the
biggest challenge you’ll face
in delivering such a lecture?
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work in four groups
three answers per group
report back in 15 minutes
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Tea Break
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Let’s re-assemble, please,
in 20 minutes
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