Becoming An Updated Health Lecturer

By Connie Sears


A health lecturer requires more than knowledge of the content of a particular subject to meet changing expectations. Students are specializing more and more in nursing, dentistry and medical procedures. Their numbers are increasing as well calling for new strategies. New delivery methods must make concepts easier to understand and implement in work places.

New curriculum designers are emphasizing an interactive model of learning. This is only possible with a smaller class which allows an interactive and enthusiastic learning environment. Some of the factors that have necessitated the change include introduction of laptops, tablet computers and PDAs in classes. The new models suggested are self-paced, interactive and customized.

There are increasing limitations on the number of hours that students can spend in lectures every week. The aim is to eliminate passive learning approaches and replace it with participatory methods that are more productive during practice. This is eliminating the traditional lecturing model. It should be acknowledged that not all lecturers are unproductive.

There is something more to a lecture than the plain reading of notes. It has variously been defined as a dance where the lecturer and students participate. Both respond to the dance and are energized by the words therein. They draw inspiration from participating in the session. It should therefore be considered a life and career changing event.

The physical presence of a lecturer means more than the information that can be read out of a book or through online modules. Listening to a life and physical lecture should be more valuable in life and career of a student. The learner should feel more inspired and begin to create new imaginations. Concepts should be easier to understand than when they are read out of a book.

Students can turn to books or electronic resources for information. A lecture must be animated by the mind and heart of the lecture. Similar enthusiasm should be transferred to the learner to capture the heart and mind as well. Such a reflection allows students to see their future through the lecture session.

The result of a successful lecture should not be confined to passing examination, getting good grades and the resulting certificate. It should be the source of new connections, imaginations and questions in life. It should shape and make clearer the careers and lives of the students.

A story format is the best way to achieve success when lecturing. The concepts that form the story are a beginning, a body and a conclusion. The lecture begins by eliciting questions, suspense and curiosity in the student. The lecture then endeavors to find an answer or quell the curiosity.

Success as a health lecturer must be anchored in enthusiasm and delight. It means eliciting curiosity and enthusiasm and fulfilling the same in your learners. You begin to feel the delight when learners ask questions that you had no foresight. The enthusiasm for adventure in that discipline must be infectious.




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