Here is another article that discusses the merits or role of the lecture:

Friesen, N. (2011). The Lecture as a Transmedial Pedagogical Form A Historical Analysis. Educational Researcher 40(3): 95-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0013189X11404603

I don't think that lecturing is necessarily bad (though it can most definitely be done poorly... just like active learning can be implemented poorly). But that lecturing ALL the time is a poor teaching strategy. And many of us in the TBLC know this - we all make use of the mini-lecture when an intervention on the part of the instructor is necessary to advance our students' learning.

Cheers

Neil

Neil Haave, PhD
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On Monday, October 19, 2015, Nicholas DiFonzo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hello TBL-ers. Our dean recently sent the link below which is a recent piece arguing in favor of the traditional ‘lecture’ as a valuable pedagogical approach to teaching. I am curious what people think about it: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/opinion/sunday/lecture-me-really.html

 

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