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There are many reasons professors who lecture don't want to give it up. Tradition may be the mightiest force. "Lecturing is just the way a lot of professors have always done it," says Joe Redish, a physicist at the University of Maryland, College Park who has done research on why lectures aren't effective.

The article describes and discusses in detail an innovative "green" approach to global collaboration in teaching and learning that may be feasible and practical to adopt across of a range of institutions of higher learning and academic programs.

Talbert is very good about writing objectives

"Preparing for an active learning class isn't more work than preparing for a lecture class".

This is the home page for UCAT at Ohio State. The University Center for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT) exists to assist all those who teach at The Ohio State University to excel in teaching, support student learning, and experience the satisfaction that results from teaching well. Visit our site for upcoming events, community opportunities, an explanation of our services, a library of resources, and much more.

Some great books on college teaching, including a few UCAT favorites

A non-US instructor teaching in the US for the first time shares his impressions of US students, and strategies for engaging them in the kinds of learning he wants then to do.

September 26, 2012 Students Think They Can Multitask. Here's Proof They Can't. By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Teaching Professor Blog. With easy access to all sorts of technology, students multitask. So, do lots of us for that matter. But students are way too convinced that multitasking is a great way to work.

Characteristics of "flipped" classrooms, along with a little history of the concept. It is not as new as it seems.

Quick Start guides for Flipping Your Classroom in 6 languages!

An interview with Eric Mazur

Teaching students to use technology mindfully, and the perils of multi-tasking. Includes a reading list at the end.

What causes students to stick with online courses? Quick review of ongoing research...

It's a typical scene: a few minutes before 11:00 on a Tuesday morning and about 200 sleepy-looking college students are taking their seats in a large lecture hall - chatting, laughing, calling out to each other across the aisles. Class begins with a big "shhhh" from the instructor.

Teachers know-questions play a different role, depending on when they're used. Before a lesson: Questions are a way to motivate, set goals, stimulate thinking, convey purpose, and create a positive learning environment.

An article on efforts by Chinese high school and universities to incorporate the liberal arts into education, in an effort to "foster more nimble and adaptable" thinking and learning beyond rote education and success at test-taking.

Interesting presentation with implications for our classrooms.