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Varying the pace and instructional activities of the course.
One excellent teacher says that he conducts each class meeting differently "to keep the students off balance. Students always know what topic will be covered in a given session," he says, "but they don't always know how it will be handled."
An English teacher also believes that his wide variety of teaching strategies accounts for his high ratings on interesting style of presentation. "I read whatever I can find on teaching in my discipline," he says, "and I borrow quite shamelessly from other instructors when it comes to pedagogical strategies."
Some of the variations used by excellent teachers include: student panel discussions and oral presentations, guest speakers, slides, films, overhead transparencies, blackboard work with colored chalk, role-playing and simulations, and a wide variety of group discussion techniques.
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