This page provides a view of how a lecture online could look when broken down with interactive activities. There are many ways to do it, this is just one. If you would like to use our template, go to the next page in Canvas to copy.

This week's lecture goals

The key goals for this week are:

1. To design a plan to record lectures that engage your students. consider.

2. To discuss the presentation of lectures, considering; length, design, tools, and delivery

Weekly Focus Question/s

Consider Ken Robinson's quote:

“We have to go from what is essentially an industrial model of education, a manufacturing model, which is based on linearity and conformity and batching people. We have to move to a model that is based more on principles of agriculture. We have to recognize that human flourishing is not a mechanical process; it’s an organic process. And you cannot predict the outcome of human development. All you can do, like a farmer, is create the conditions under which they will begin to flourish.”

What do you do think Sir Ken means when he says we need to create the conditions to flourish? What does he mean by flourishing?
Do you already do something that you can share, that will asssist students in engaging in the lectures and set the scene for them to flourish?
If you don't already, do you have any ideas to share that you might like to try? Or, what are your concerns about changing what you do?

Towards the end of the activities on this page you will see a link to our Discussion Board where you can contribute your ideas to these questions but ensure you have the questions at the back of your mind as you work through the week.

Pre-lecture activity

Refer to the weekly focus question in Canvas and watch my introduction to the week.

What are the key positives and negatives of lectures online that you have noticed at this point? Go to the Padlet to add your ideas.

Micro-lecture 1 - The design

Activity

After listening to the start of the lecture, stop the lecture now, note down the 3 key points made in your online notebook.

Micro-lecture 2 - The delivery

Activity

Go to this week's quiz and respond to the questions provided. See how much of the lecture you have understood.

Micro-lecture 3 - Activities for engagement

Activity

Go to the session plan provided below and map out a session for a class you have coming up. Look over the suggested activities, what would work best for what you are teaching.

Session plan for lectures v2.docx

Furthermore, note any key concepts you may have questions about on the weekly class collaborative questions document in Canvas.

Discussion

Go to the Discussion Board now and provide your initial thoughts on the Focus question. You may like to add thoughts throughout the week as you complete readings and read your class comments but I’d like some initial thoughts right now while they are fresh in your mind.

The complete lecture slides

Recording engaging lectures 2021.pptx

Coming Up...

Now go to the next page to copy the template for this into your own Canvas shell.