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Autor/in | Arvanitakis, James |
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Titel | Massification and the Large Lecture Theatre: From Panic to Excitement |
Quelle | In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 67 (2014) 6, S.735-745 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0018-1560 |
DOI | 10.1007/s10734-013-9676-y |
Schlagwörter | College Role; Class Size; Large Group Instruction; Lecture Method; Creative Teaching; Teaching Methods; Sociology; Educational Research; College Faculty; Introductory Courses; Higher Education |
Abstract | In this article I examine the role of the contemporary university in light of the mass increase in class sizes that has occurred on an international scale. While we may look nostalgically back to a time when lectures numbered a few hundred students and tutorials had as few as ten, massification at undergraduate level is an inescapable fact of academic life today. I argue that this development is an opportunity and a challenge for lecturers and particularly teacher-researchers, who can and have risen to this challenge to strive for better and more creative teaching practices, without compromising the quality of content or delivery. I outline some of the strategies that I have employed with my first year sociology cohort, which numbers over 1,000 students, and the satisfaction and inspiration that comes from successfully reaching out to such a large student population. In addition, I canvas the positive impacts that derive from including students in the course development process, including to the extent that their input contributes to pedagogical research. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |