1. Interactive Teaching and Student Response System (SRS)
Dr. Ahmed Elsayed
Teaching Fellow in Economics
Inaugural Learning and Teaching Conference, Durham University, 13th September 2016

2. Outline Introduction: Traditional Lecture Good and Bad Lecture
Interactive Lecture
Interactive Teaching Techniques
Interactive Teaching and Student Response System
Benefits of Student Response System
Summary

3. Lecturing. . . . Lecture is the duct-tape of the teaching world
Lecturing delivers “concepts”
It delivers a lot of information in a short amount of time
Conveys information that is difficult to present in another way

4. Lecturing
Good Lecture
Bad Lecture VS

5. What makes a bad lecture?
Problems with traditional lectures:
Focus on content to be ‘covered’
Not enough focus on student learning
Lack of engagement with students
Can be dull, boring, repetitive
Focus on transfer- rather than application of information (Passive learning)
Passive learning leads to forgotten concepts
No useful, timely feedback

6. Signs of bad lecture…. Lengthy Endless Continuous Torture with
Unending
Repetition of
Explanations

7. What makes a good lecture?
Focus on enhancing student learning
Participation.
Motivation
Understanding
Large group friendly
Non-threatening to learners
Inspirational to listeners

8. Interactive Lecture Tips for a good lecture?
Do not talk for the whole hour!
Diminishing returns
Comprehension and learning declines
Attention wanes
Give students things to do that aid their learning
Encourage participation
Interactive Lecture

9. What is an Interactive lecture?
Class in which the instructor breaks the lecture so that…
students participate and communicate with peers and teachers through…
Engagement activities

10. Interactive Teaching Techniques
Blank slide
ConcepTest
Think/Pair/Share
Note Review
Buzz Session
Case Study
etc… for more activities, see: qu.html

11. Interactive Teaching Using the Student Response System (SRS)

12. Student Response System
Software (TurningPoint)
An interactive PowerPoint – integrates into Microsoft® PowerPoint
to create & present interactive questions
to display data charts and graphs in real-time
to report and manage data
Can be downloaded from turningtechnologies.com
Response devices:
Students participate by submitting responses
response cards (clickers) using a response receiver
phone or computer using Internet-connection

13. Lecture Environment Benefits?
Attendance improved
Attention improved
Anonymity facilitates increased participation
Increased engagement

14. Learning Benefits? Increased interaction/participation
Increased quantity & quality of discussion
Enhance student understanding
Test student’s knowledge and/or understanding
Provide immediate feedback
Contingent teaching: modification based on learners’ responses

15. Summary Telling is not teaching, nor is listening learning.
You must engage participants in learning activities that lead to a higher level of understanding and result in the participant's ability to apply what he learned.
Interactive teaching is a two-way process of active participant engagement with each other, the facilitator, and the content.

16. Thank you!