Have big university lectures gone out of fashion?

By Louise Tickle. No longer can students sit passively and imbibe information – today's 'blended learning' approach demands engagement and ideas. The best lecture I ever went to saw an inspirational academic – Professor David Ian Rabey; credit where credit's due – cracking an egg over his own head. A roomful of undergraduates watched, fascinated and aghast, as the yolky glop slid down his face and dripped on the floor. Read more...