Why do 60% of students find their lectures boring?

I just found a great article by Sandi Mann in The Guardian, called, “Why do 60% of students find their lectures boring? (Dr. Sandi Mann is senior lecturer in occupational psychology at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK.) You can probably guess what’s coming.

“One of the main contributors to student boredom [...]

March 4th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Content, Design principles, Resources | %COMMENTS('Leave a comment', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')%

How to keep your audience’s attention

Chris Atherton (and more about her here) has a great blog post on how to give a presentation that keeps your audience’s attention. It’s from the angle of student presentations (she’s a college lecturer), but the points apply to any presenter.

Dr. Atherton’s research

Dr. Atherton also did research comparing slides with significant bulleted [...]

January 15th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Resources | %COMMENTS('Leave a comment', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')%

Do the research!

When preparing for a presentation, you often need to research facts and figures, as well as find quotes and opinions, before you draw your own conclusions (or to back up your own opinions).

It’s important to get the facts right. A friend recently told me about an experience he had giving a lecture. [...]

July 9th, 2003 | Tags: , , , | Category: Content | %COMMENTS('Leave a comment', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')%