Hi Chris,
we've had one project here at Sheffield where lecturers in Law wanted to
integrate small-group inquiry-based learning activities with 250 students - it
was quite work-intensive, but very successful. You can read a case study about
the project here, if you're interested? (The website text is quite brief, but
there's a longer .pdf download on the right-hand side).
http://www.shef.ac.uk/cilass/cases/ul2.html
Good luck,
Sabine
Quoting Christine Keenan <[log in to unmask]>:
> Dear colleagues
>
> Here at Bournemouth University, we are now in a phase where we are faced with
> teaching very large groups, for example, 250+ students at a time in large
> lecture theatres with the obvious knock on issues relating to seminars and
> marking.
>
> Does anyone on the list have any examples of really good practice in their
> own institutions where people are using interesting and innovative ways of
> working with such large groups? We do have some lecture theatres set up with
> the personal response systems, so that is one way of getting every student
> involved, but, I am wondering if people have other ideas that they'd be
> willing to share with us.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Chris
>
> Christine Keenan
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