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Fall 2007
In this issue: We provide ideas and evidence to help make your lectures more effective.

Key ideas include:

Know when and why to use a lecture
Plan lectures carefully
Punctuate lectures with activities

Follow these three principles:

Relevant
Integrated
Interactive

Spring 2008
In this issue: We describe the qualities of formative assessment and provide ideas for incorporating formative assessment into your teaching.

Formative Assessment:

Is part of the learning process
Is used to improve learning
Enhances intrinsic student motivation
Can be used to improve teaching

Summative Assessment:

Takes place at the end of the learning process
Is used for accountability
Impacts on extrinsic student motivation

Winter 2008
In this issue: We describe how to use technology to improve your teaching, from using PowerPoint to developing online learning objects and beyond.

Key ideas include:

Matching the technology to your goal for teaching
Using active learning and effective questioning in e-learning
Using PowerPoint, multimedia, online case-makers and other tools to enhance active teaching and learning
Blended-learning, the most common and effective use of technology in education
Facilitating formative assessment through technology
A variety of resources in the Faculty of Health Sciences to help you implement technology in your teaching