Lecturette
by Deb Thomas
Objective
A lecturette breaks up a lecture and encourages listening and participation. It is a great way to make potential boring subject more engaging.
Lecturettes can be added to any lecture. After the lecture is completed the class breaks into teams to conduct the lecturette activity and conduct a review of the material.
Time Required
- About 15-30 minutes - can easily expand or contract the activity to suit the available time
Materials Required
Instructions
- Announce to the class that you will be speaking for the next 20 minutes on a certain topic.
- At the end of 20 minutes, they will work in teams to create 3-5 questions based on the key points of the lecture to stump the other teams.
- The first team presents their question to the other team.
- Each team will have one minute to answer. If they answer correctly, they get one point. If not they lose one point.
- The second team presents their question
Debrief
- What did we learn?
- Why did we work on this activity?
- How will this information help you in your job?
Deborah Thomas is the owner of Silly Monkey. Deborah Thomas is an expert in developing powerful game-based serious play learning design. SillyMonkey motto: Learn fast, remember more and have fun doing it! www.sillymonkeyinternational.com.
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