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Other suggestions included (in decreasing frequency): better guidance on research/career, a better mentor, improved lecture series, more protected research time and enhanced research funding.
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There have been surprisingly few surveys published recently on improving lecturing [ 9].
An AMEE guide for lectures was published recently to revive the art of lecturing [ 5], and we believe that instead of criticising lectures, the reasons for criticism should be analysed and this information used to improve lectures.
"I was wearing a seat belt, which I think is a very, very good idea," said the uninjured mayor, who never passes up the opportunity to deliver an improving lecture.
Repeat viewing further indicated that videos also improved on lectures, where an explanation was heard only once, benefitting students with language challenges.
In the current study sensitivity, but not specificity, improved after the lecture.
Students rated their understanding of meta-analysis as improved after a lecture and further improved after completing the RLOs (Wilcoxon paired test, p < 0.01 in all cases) Whilst the media components of the RLOs such as animations helped most students (86%) understand concepts including for example Forest plots, 93% of students rated usability and control as important to their learning.
Here's a great, quick read from Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng on how he used deliberate practice to improve his lecturing techniques.
Many studies show that student education can be improved by replacing lecture-based pedagogy with active learning approaches where the role of students changes from passive note taking to active problem solving.
Subjectively speaking, we found medical knowledge improved after educational lectures.
When comparing the resident evaluation of the ward rotation experience in the baseline year to the two subsequent academic years (Table 4), we noted a trend toward improved quality of lectures and conferences in 2006 2007 and a significant change in the 2007 2008 academic year (OR=2.3 [1.2-4.3] [1.2-4.3]
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