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(School of Biology)

Asking questions of students in lectures.

Your average class, I would probably break it about 4 times with a straightforward question. In many of the subjects I teach it… (2 min 28s video by Liz Sockett; July 2004).

Demonstrations and visual aids in lectures.

I use props a lot in lectures, probably the least today actually, but it's very important to have something that isn't just… (1 min 39s video by Liz Sockett; July 2004).

Explaining complex concepts.

One of the things that is very important when you lecture a subject like this is that you have drawn models that keep repeating… (2 min 1s video by Liz Sockett; July 2004).

Gaining class attention in a lecture theatre.

Low level noise as students talk in the lecture theatre. The best thing I ever learned on a teaching course was not to stand up… (1 min 5s video by Liz Sockett; July 2004).

Practical molecular biology for visually impaired students

This illustrated report shows the simple adjustments that allow Emily (who has cone-rod dystrophy giving her very little… (684 word resource by Liz Sockett; October 2005).

Real life examples give context to learning in the lecture.

A lot of the diseases earlier in the course, bacterial diseases, we would stop and talk, for a couple of minutes, about. For… (2 min 35s video by Liz Sockett; July 2004).