Presenting content for effective learning

Presenting content effectively is at the heart of great teaching. This course explores how teachers can design and deliver lessons that capture attention, sustain interest, and support lasting learning. By focusing on interactivity, engagement, and structure, teachers will develop strategies to help students acquire and retain new knowledge and skills with confidence.

Participants will learn how to maintain and direct attention, check for understanding, and target memory for improved retention and recall. The course also builds teachers’ confidence in using questioning, digital tools, and interactive methods to promote active learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking.

Key themes include:

– Creating interactive and engaging learning experiences.
– Holding and focusing attention through structured teaching.
– Sustaining interest with purposeful and dynamic content.
– Targeting memory to strengthen retention and recall.
– Checking for understanding to assess and adapt instruction.
– Using digital technologies to enhance learning and thinking skills.

Course outcome: Teachers will be equipped with practical strategies to deliver engaging, well-structured lessons that enhance attention, retention, and understanding across the curriculum.