Using electronic media

Consider the role of electronic media when teaching a large class - students will be expecting a very high standard of presentation.

Get to know the physical location you are teaching in before your first class. Once you attach your lapel microphone try not to engage in personal conversation or noisy activities such as shuffling papers or props. Check the volume levels before you start presenting. Make sure that the screens are projecting the image from the intended source.

Don't over extend yourself or the audience. Consider limiting the use of different media to just PowerPoint or the web, along with the Document Camera.

Be aware of 'death by PowerPoint' e.g. delivering 150 slides in 50 minutes, and also 'Data Smog,' which is where the illustration you are showing has so much detail, it obscures the information.

Consider whether the text on the slide will be legible from a distance.

Take a moment to familiarise yourself on how to use the electerns.

Consider using real-time student response systems such as GoSoapBox. Students use their mobile phones in class to answer multiple choice questions or opinion polls during the lecture. Of course this can be disruptive with students talking as they make decisions around voting. They do however preserve anonymity and receive a very high response rate.