Skills Series • Set 10

Lecturing Effectively

An instructor giving a lecture.

Activity 10.1: Lecture Style Inventory

The Lecture Style Inventory is an informal assessment of your preferences when offering lectures. It is intended to help you understand your lecture style to build on your strengths and learn to lecture more effectively

Estimated Time to Complete: 45 Minutes
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Activity 10.2: Comprehensive Factors

This prompt, Comprehensive Factors List, asks you to examine the benefits and challenges of using lectures in your courses. In doing so, you’ll think more deeply about why lecturing is important and how to do it to maximize learners' benefit.

Estimated Time to Complete: 1 Hour
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Activity 10.3: Logical Lecture Structure Graphic

A Logical Lecture Structure Graphic is a graphic organizer that guides you to foreground the pattern that unifies your lecture's main points. It can help you organize your ideas, limit the number of main points and be clear about your supporting details.

Estimated Time to Complete: 1 Hour
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