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Teaching Large Classes
Strategies, guidelines and resources for creating interactive environments, successful lectures, and managing the large classroom.

• Classroom Management & Civility
  Dr. Jennifer Gramling explains differences between passive and aggressive incivilities in the classroom, and how to be proactive rather than reactive when students and teachers fail to meet one another's expectations.


• Teaching Strategies for Large Classes (112 Kb )
  Creating an interactive environment, dealing with lecturing anxiety, suggestions for successful lectures, writing assignments for large classes, and management techniques from Chapter 11 of Instruction at FSU.
  
• Increasing Student Engagement in Large Classrooms
  A 2005-2006 Teaching Award Winner, Dr. Ken Goldsby shares specific strategies on how he's made his teaching both rewarding and effective. Requires Windows Media Player
  
  
• Encouraging Active Learning in Large Classes
  Dr. Nora Underwood, assistant Professor of Biological Science and a University Teaching Award Recipient (2006) shares strategies for an easy (and low-tech) method for encouraging active learning in large classes.
  
  
• Create a Positive Learning Environment on Day One of the Semester
  Welcoming students the first day, clarifying classroom procedures in an introductory large class, reviewing syllabus and note taking procedures, managing discussions and more from Iowa State University. See also the Top 15 suggestions for the first week of class.
  
  
• Beating the Numbers Game: Effective Teaching in Large Classes (20 Kb )
  In-class exercises, out-of-class group assignments, and ideas from Richard M. Felder, North Carolina State University.
  
  
• Assessing Large Classes
  Five assessment challenges presented by Australia's Center for the Study of Higher Education.
  
  
• Teaching Large Classes Project, Australian Universities Teaching Committee
  Resources, guidelines, case studies and bulletin boards from AUTC, a national body aimed at improving teaching and learning in Australian universities.
  

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