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June 08, 2007, 01:12 PM ET
Tips for Teachers
Many faculty members find it hard to connect with students and get them involved in classroom discussions. So the California State University system is leading a project to produce videos of professors explaining how they changed their teaching methods to make students better understand academic material.
The videos, available online, are meant for faculty development directors, Lou Zweier told a gathering of technology leaders at the annual New Media Consortium conference, in Indianapolis, on Friday. Mr. Zweier, the director of California State University’s Center for Distributed Learning, shared tips on making the videos, including how to interview students, why he prefers wireless microphones, and where to position a camera in the classroom for filming.
The U.S. Department of Education is helping to pay for the project, called Merlot ELIXR. When it is completed, 96 videos of exemplary teaching will be featured for use primarily in faculty workshops. —Andrea L. Foster
Categories: Teaching
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