Scott Freeman and the other scholars behind a new study comparing the efficacy of lectures with more "active" forms of instruction in the science classroom are not aiming low in describing the ...

If you're on a taught course, it is likely that lectures will be a key part of your learning experience. Lectures are often used to deliver the main topics of your course in a large-group environment.

Logic would suggest that lecturing to students in a clear, fluid style while making frequent eye contact would engage students and aid in their learning. At the very least, many people would assume, ...

A recent UCLA study suggests that students who speed-watch video lectures can actually understand what they learn from them. These can be similar to listening to the same pre-recorded clip at a ...

Students who engage in active learning learn more -- but feel like they learn less -- than peers in more lecture-oriented classrooms. That's in part because active learning is harder than more passive ...

Jennifer Frey, professor of philosophy at the University of Tulsa, has seen the transformational power of a liberal education ...

Those who have watched recorded video lectures for an academic class know how much precious studying time those videos can take up — time that seems to drag on even more if the speaker talks slowly or ...

Toronto, Oct 8: Despite the increasing presence of social media and the internet, university students still prefer old style lectures, being less enthusiastic about using computer-based information ...