After a while, you will begin to notice who the experts are on various topics if you pay attention to the posts. You will also see that many people disagree on a number of topics. You could even go so far as to invite two guests with varying viewpoints to both present the variety and to spark discussion. A related resource are the various Ask-an-Expert Web sites out there.
A few of them are linked below. Through these sites, you can quickly find experts on a given topic. Basically, the key to the field source for guest lecturers is to keep your eyes and ears open. You never know when an interesting individual will cross your path. Within your teaching practice, you will often have the student s that excell.
Have you ever wondered what happened to those students later on in life? In the online course, you have a unique opportunity in that you will often develop a more thorough understanding of your students through the online discussions that take place.
You can also sometimes develop professional relationships that can continue after the course. You may also lose contact with the student and then hear about them later on at a talk or such. The point is that if they were good then, they are probably good now. Finally, we all read some resources that we find especially informative on one topic or another. Authors are rarely told but often flattered to hear that someone has found their materials effective and useful.
Why not go one step further and ask them to be a lecture in your course? The unique lack of geographic boundary makes the online course an excellent opportunity to bring in just about anyone to your course. Hopefully these tips may have given you an idea for how to increase your own list of potential guests. As part of our course evaluations, we have been posing questions to students about their experiences with the guest lecturers.
We have also pulled comments from within our courses that deal specifically with the guest lecture. Overwhelmingly, the responses have been positive. Course enrollments ranged from 11 to 17 students. Within this setting, all returned evaluation responses to the above question were positive although some contained both positive and neutral comments together.
You will see that there are many different reasons that students feel that the activity was positive, even if it was something as mundane as simply supplying one more resource to consider.
In the list below, we have tried to list a few examples of comments that pertain to points made earlier in this report. Once again, these were all positive or neutral in nature but did not directly relate to the topic of this report and have been omitted. Here is a collection of comments in no particular order.
Names are replaced with bracket descriptions and additional notes that are not part of the quote are added in brackets. So as you can see, the students enjoyed the guest lecture and found it useful in our context. I should add that the comments for all of our various courses dealing with the guest lecturers are primarily positive, but only this course has been thoroughly analyzed. There have been guest lecturers in our courses that have had little involvement with the course other than to post the original materials, and yet positive responses are still returned by the students.
A good instructor who is prepared and knowledgeable about the topic can make up for any short comings of the guest, even total absense. The instructor can spawn discussion of the topic and try rewording questions directed at the guest so that they can be answered by the instructor or redirected at the students. But such actions take time away from the instructor that could be used elsewhere. Thus, even though the students may not notice a bad lecturer, the instructor may and then have to compensate.
Avoid these situations by insuring ahead of time that you have all of the materials, a good relationship with the guest, and acknowledgement of guest participation among other topics discussed in part 1 of this paper. In this way, both the students and the instructor can come away with a positive experience.
Guest lectures enhance online courses in unique ways and present a useful resource towards the enrichment of online courses. In this report, we began by discussing several techniques that can help towards the creation of an effective guest lecture that will be enjoyable to both the students and the instructor.
We feel that the same is true for the instructor when properly applied. We hope that you find our suggestions useful, especially comments on how to locate a guest lecturer for your own practice. One final note. Sreelatha Pasham.
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Guest lectures A classroom is a hub for exploring, analyzing and imbibing all that surrounds young and eager minds. Inviting guest speakers into a classroom is a very beneficial tool that should be utilized as much as possible. Few more benefits of guest lectures are: 3. Opportunity for students to learn new things A guest speaker offers a new perspective to specific topics and exposes students to teachings drawn from real-life experiences.
Students get to link classroom teaching with the guest lecture, which in turn helps them better retain what is taught.
Interactive learning The nature of this technique is such that even a seemingly dull or unclear topic becomes more interesting and a better one-on-one approach is achieved. Students have a chance to learn about a specific topic in a way that helps them get fully involved in the class and actively engage in a more approachable way of teaching.
Inspires the student Guest speakers can inspire students to care about where their education can take them. They can influence students to ask questions, investigate, apply newfound knowledge, and follow a path of lifelong learning. Students get clarity on career paths Guest speakers come from across multiple disciplines and with different areas of expertise, and so students get introduced to potential careers and jobs they can opt for once they are out of school.
Encourage your students to keep up contact with speakers they find interesting, and help tap into their natural curiosity to keep those conversations going. Students oftentimes look for mentors to answer important questions about their career options. Professors cannot answer all of these inquiries.
The best individual to answer these questions is the experts already working in those specific fields. Table of Content.
What are Guest lectures in Universities? Are guest lectures effective? What is the importance of Guest Lecture? Real-life world Exposure Expert Professional Students get to speak with successful individuals Inspiration for students Clearer career path.
Why are guest lectures important? Real-life world Exposure Guest speakers make students aware of current business scenarios and situations. Expert Professional An expert guest speaker makes a big difference in students ability to understand any topic. Students get to speak with successful individuals Keynote speakers not only educate students about their journey towards success but also motivates them to achieve greatness.
They bring in special expertise and experiences that teachers cannot provide. Depending on the overall design of the course, the framework of integration including the selection criteria of guests is set. A choice of people based on personal contacts of the teacher works fast but can be limiting. A mix of proven and new lecturers is recommendable to bridge this gap. Careful preparation of the setting is required to use the full potential of this format despite its relative simplicity.
An extensive briefing of guest lecturers is key to clarify expectations and set a fruitful frame for the corporation. A more profound approach would let the guest lecturers participate already in the design process of the course. Ideally, students prepare for each guest lecture by doing some selected readings.
This should be communicated in advance and sufficient time must be reserved. The exchange between the students and the external guests can be further fostered through a dedicated space for a vital discussion.
Relevant questions should be prepared by the students beforehand, especially when they are asked out of a critical point of view.
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