"Effective lectures need to be structured, well-planned learning experiences that shake students out of the passive, stenographic role and provide a challenging learning environment.(Lecturing for Learning,by Jennifer Horgan, A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Fry, Ketteridge and Marshall, Kogan Page 1999.)"
While the role and usefulness of lectures continue to be subjects of debate and disagreement among academic staff, perhaps few would dispute the claim that the goal should be effective student learning. The overarching question of the following discussion is therefore, 'What do lecturers need to do in order to achieve the same goal, namely that of effective learning in lectures, for disabled students?' This may be considered in stages by looking at the sequence of:
Planning lectures
Delivering lectures
Following on from lectures.
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