Teaching Large Classes
Actively engaging students in these classes is not easy but there are a few strategies that will allow you to break up your lecture, assess your student's understanding, and engage them in learning. The resources below are just a few of the techniques that have been used by other faculty teaching large classes.
Frequently Asked Questions about Large Class
- Active Learning Elements
- Assignments
- Attendance
- Class Planning
- Feedback
- Notetaking
- Working with teaching assistants (TAs)
- Student Involvement/Participation
Large Class Resources
- Student-Led Discussion Groups
- Role-Play Exercises
- Peer Tutoring
- Peer Feedback
- Peer Writing
- Small Group Problem Solving
- Simulation
- Tables and Charts
- The Case Study
- Home-Base Groups
- Turn-to-your-neighbor Approach
- I have a question Activity
- The Concept Map
- Logical Organization of Concepts
- Logical Sequencing of Concepts
- Organized Lists
- Teacher as Facilitator
- Active use of Threaded Discussions and email
- Jigsaw Strategy
- Think-Pair-Share