For three decades, UC Berkeley professor Alex Filippenko has taught his popular Introduction to General Astronomy class to up to 730 students in Wheeler Hall. While lecturing, he spins donuts on a ...

When Katherine Gnadinger recalls all the classes she’s taken in four years at Texas A&M University, one course stands above the rest: a business law class, taught in the form of a 400-person lecture.

Large lecture courses are a staple in many disciplines, varying in size from 40 students up to 400+. They are often viewed as an effective and economical way to guide students through foundational ...

Personal narrative plays an important role in Mike Garver’s teaching style. Garver, a professor of marketing at Central Michigan University, often uses anecdotes from his own life in his lectures, ...

URBANA — Some people plug away all day trying to log 10,000 steps on their Fitbits. Brian Quick knocks out more than half that in one 50-minute lecture class. "I move around, and my Fitbit will ...

Large lecture classes may be a new experience for many of us, but there are strategies for doing well. Here are some tips for making your lecture class a success this semester. Sit near the front of ...

Transforming a large lecture class into a more personal, engaging experience doesn’t have to involve high-tech gadgets and a team of production assistants. Plenty of other strategies work. Here are a ...

Mukta R. Dharmapurikar ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a double concentrator in Environmental Science and Engineering and Economics in Lowell House. In business, they say the customer is always ...

Large lecture classes may be a new experience for many students, but there are strategies for doing well. Here are some tips for making your lecture class a success this semester. If possible, sit as ...

The moment of truth for me came in the spring 2013 semester. I looked out at my visual-communication class and saw a group of six students transfixed by the blue glow of a video on one of their ...