Design and Delivery

Here we go. First blog.

I'm new to teaching, this is my first year on the other side of the lecture hall. I've come from a physiotherapy background

I enjoyed Nuddy's class and the interactive nature of it and I can see how appropriate it would be to encourage independent thought, promote discussion and challenge ideas and concepts. Also the 80/20 concept that was discussed sounds great but I struggle to see how to apply it to some of my classes. My coleague Scott's sociology class would suit this model well but with anatomy a lot of content has to be delivered and memorised and dosen't lend itself to discussion and debate.

With a large group of students and a large quanitity of information the 'old school' lecture seems the most efficent way of transfering information for a black and white subject like anatomy. I remember hearing last night that only 4% of lecture information is retained but I remember as a student it was my responsibility to learn the information that was presented. This learning was done independently from the lecture.

The labs/tuts that follow up after a lecture are more condusive to 80/20 with group work and tasks that can be suppervised/facilitated by a lecturer. The classroom we were in last night would be brilliant for this.

One thing I enjoyed with Nuddy's discussion was the theory affecting practise and practise affecting theory (theory <---> practise). I can think of instances in my education as a physio where this was not followed. It will be my challenge as a lecturer to be relevant and remain open minded.

Regarding blogs and teaching: the dificulty I see with this medium is the risk of students being too susinct or waffleing on and on.......................and me having to sift through it. On that note I think I should sign off.