This module was written by Sam Held, Visiting Lecturer at Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School, and Judy McKimm, Visiting Professor of Healthcare Education and Leadership, University of Bedfordshire.  The module relates to areas 2 and 3 of the Professional Development Framework for Supervisors in the London Deanery.

Teachers’ toolkit

Lesson planning checklist

References

Bligh D (2000) What’s the Use of Lectures? Jossey Bass, San Francisco, CA.

Cantillon P (2003) Teaching large groups. In: Cantillon P, Hutchinson L and Wood D (eds) BMJ ABC of Learning and Teaching in Medicine. BMJ Publishing Group, London.

Ellington H and Race P (1993) Producing Teaching Materials: a handbook for teachers and trainers. Kogan Page, London.

Elton L (1977) Methodological themata in educational research. Research Intelligence. 3(2): 36–9.

Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn: A handbook for NUS Teachers (last accessed 29 April 2008).

Long A and Lock B (2008) Lectures and Large Groups. Association for the Study of Medical Education, Edinburgh.

Russell IJ, Hendricson WD and Herbert RJ (1984) Effects of lecture information density on medical student achievement. Journal of Medical Education. 59: 881–9.

Sylwester RA (1995) Celebration of Neurons: An Educator’s Guide to the Human Brain. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA.

Winston P (2008) Lecturing Heuristics (last checked accessed 29 April 2008).

Further reading

Brown G (1978) Lecturing and Explaining. Routlege, London.

Brown S (2002) Lecturing: a practical guide. Routlege, London.

Jacques D (2000) Learning in Groups (3e). Kogan Page: London.