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CHAPTER 35
Education Courses
CHAPTER CONTENT OUTLINE
I. Education courses
A. Speaking in education courses typically focuses on teaching and related instructional
tasks, such as giving a lecture or demonstrating an activity.
II. Preparing effective education presentations
A. Select one or more cognitive learning frameworks, such as the Bloom or Marazano
taxonomy.
III. Delivering a lecture
A. The lecture is an informational speech for an audience of students, generally 30 minutes
to one hour long. Typically, they include the following:
2. Statement of the central idea of the lecture
4. Discussion of the main points
6. Question-and-answer period
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IV. Facilitating a group activity
A. In the group activity presentation, the speaker describes an activity to be completed
following a lecture.
1. This presentation begins with a brief review of the main idea of the lecture, followed
V. Facilitating a classroom discussion
A. In the classroom discussion, the speaker leads a discussion following a lecture, offering
brief remarks and then guiding the discussion.
1. Begin by outlining critical points, then prepare several guiding questions to launch
KEY TERMS
lecture informational speech to an audience of student learners
group activity presentation oral presentation that introduces students to an activity and provides
them with clear directions for its completion
classroom discussion type of oral presentation in which a speaker presents a brief overview of the
topic under discussion and introduces a series of questions to guide students through the topic
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CHAPTER STUDY GUIDE
I. SUMMARY QUESTION
What are some typical oral presentations used in education courses?
There are three types of presentations used in education courses. The lecture is an informative
speech prepared for an audience of student learners. The group activity presentation is an oral
II. DISCUSSION QUESTION
1. Discuss some of the characteristics of effective presentations in education courses.
Characteristics of effective presentations in education courses include logical organization,
CONTENT PRESENTATION IDEAS
I. STUDENT ACTIVITY
1. Students often have personal experience giving presentations in other college courses. Conduct
a panel discussion to explore experienced students’ thoughts on their own presentations.
Organize a panel of students who have a variety of experiences from their own classes.
II. GROUP ACTIVITY
1. What kind of presentation topics are likely to be assigned in education courses? Create a list of
education courses on the board; then brainstorm possible topics for presentations in these
courses.
III. ADDITIONAL QUESTION AND ACTIVITIES
QUESTION
The following question may be used by instructors to help illustrate important points in the
chapter and to facilitate students’ learning of this material. This question can be used as:
• Homework
• Quiz
• In-class work (individually or in groups)
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A lecture is an informative speech for an audience of new student learners. Lectures typically
include a clear introduction, a statement of the thesis, a statement of the connection to previous
ACTIVITIES
Professor Interview
Purpose: To learn what professors in other college courses expect from presentations in
their classes.
Instructions: Each student should visit a professor in his or her major department to
So You Do the Lecture This Week
Purpose: To provide students with an opportunity to create their own college lectures.
Instructions: Each student should prepare a lecture for a course in his or her major. Use
the guidelines in the text to create a lecture that contains an introduction to the topic, a statement of