Transformative Teaching Strategies

Due to the nature of large-lecture format courses, it is difficult to enact many effective pedagogic strategies large lecture halls provide students a feeling of anonymity, and this has been implicated lower class attendance, reduced student mental engagement, and difficulties in promoting discussions among students and with the instructor. Moreover, authentic assessment strategies–like drawing, writing, and arguing all require more time and effort for evaluation in such large environments. Yet, research overwhelmingly makes clear that class attendance, mental engagement, and meaningful assessment are all associated with robust learning.