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Lecture Wrapper
At the end of a lecture, students identify the 3 most important points/big ideas and compare it to the instructor’s list.
Promotes: self-regulated learning
Teaching Technique 20: Lecture Wrapper video © The K. Patricia Cross Academy.
Peer Instruction
Students use a response system (i.e. clickers) to answer questions. After voting, they explain their answer to a partner and then vote again. Typically, the second round of voting sees better results as students learn from their peers.
Promotes: communication skills, conceptual and evaluative reasoning
- About Peer Instruction (SALTISE)
- Peer Instruction Active Learning Activities (SALTISE)
Peer Instruction for Active Learning by Eric Mazur (Harvard University) video © Serious Science.
