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Preparing handouts of the lecture outline and any detailed formulae, derivations, or illustrations to be presented in the class.
"My handouts include the essential points of my lecture, including definitions, notations, important formula, and derivations," says one professor of business administration. "Students could not cut class and rely solely on the notes, however, because they are not self- explanatory. Essentially they are designed to help the students follow the main structure of the lecture and to keep them from getting bogged down in copying details."
Several excellent teachers report that they make judicious use of handouts covering the most important, detailed, or complex topics covered in their lectures. Not everyone favors handouts, however. "Analytical material can't be learned by watching and reading alone," says one engineering professor. "It must be learned by doing, by writing it out." He puts important material on the blackboard, discussing the steps and labeling them as he goes to aid students in their note taking.
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