This document outlines a workshop on designing great lectures using the Deming cycle. The workshop objectives are to help participants recognize elements of a great lecture, design objectives, discuss teaching methods, engage students, and avoid mistakes. It discusses planning a lecture by understanding the audience and objectives, organizing content, using strategies like questions to engage students, and delivering effectively. It also covers checking learning through assessments, getting student feedback, and continually improving lectures based on the results.

1. Deming Cycle for Great Lecture
Organized and Conducted by
Dr. Salwa El-Sobkey
Director of
Health Professions Education Center
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2. Workshop Objectives
• At the end of the workshop the participants
will be able to:
Recognize elements of great lecture.
Design SMART lecture objectives.
Discuss different teaching methodologies
Recognize strategies to engage the students
Consider mistakes that can spoil the lecture
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3. What Makes A Great Lecture?
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4. Deming Cycle
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5. Deming Cycle
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Plan
Check
Do
Act

7. Plan
Key 1- Know Your Audience
• Who are your students?
• Background
• Needs
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8. Plan
Key 2- Begin with the end in mind
• Lecture learning objectives
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9. Plan
Key 2- Begin with the end in mind
• Lecture learning objectives
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10. Plan
Key 2- Begin with the end in mind
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11. Plan
Key 2- Begin with the end in mind
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12. Plan
Key 2- Begin with the end in mind
Individual Activity
Write down one lecture learning objective
Time allowed is 3 minutes
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13. Plan
Key 2- Begin with the end in mind
Individual Activity
1. Exchange your paper with the colleague next to
you.
2. Assess your colleague lecture learning objective
and correct it if needed
Time allowed is 5 minutes
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14. Plan
Key 2- Begin with the end in mind
• Mechanism to
translate the
objectives into
the lecture
content
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15. Plan
Key 2- Begin with the end in mind
• What mechanisms do you use?
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16. Plan
Key 2- Begin with the end in mind
Group Activity
1. Divide into groups of 3
2. Select with your group one of the lecture
learning objective
3. Discuss with them the proper mechanism
(methodology) to transfer the objective to
your students
Time allowed is 5 minutes
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17. Plan
Key 3- Organize the contents of your
lecture
The opening The body The close
To prepare your
students
The main part of
your lecture
A summary of the
main concepts
discussed/
questions
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18. Plan
Key 3- Organize the contents of your
lecture
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• Balance time
• Logical flow
• Balance between the theoretical and practical
parts

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Plan
Check
Do
Act

20. Do
Key 4- Use strategies to engage your
students
• Start your lecture with open ended question
or a problem
• Use applications to link your talk with real life
practices
• Use diagram, illustration, model, mini video to
explain difficult concepts (visualize the words)
• Use brief story to highlight a specific issue you
would like to leave with your students
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21. Do
Key 4- Use strategies to engage your
students
Group Activity
1. Keep your previous group
2. Keep the previous learning objective and
teaching methodology
3. Brainstorm with the group to develop
strategies to engage your students
Time allowed is 5 minutes
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22. Do
Key 5- Avoid mistakes that can spoil
your lecture
• Arriving late at the lecture theater
• Using too many Power Point or overhead
slides
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23. Do
Key 5- Avoid mistakes that can spoil
your lecture
• Providing too much information on each slide
• Showing no visuals, diagrams or images in
your presentation
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24. Do
Key 5- Avoid mistakes that can spoil
your lecture
• Providing disorganized information
• Delivering the lecture without passion
• Using a monotonous or low voice
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25. Do
Key 5- Avoid mistakes that can spoil
your lecture
• Providing information that does not fit with
what the students already know
• Not designing for the level of the students
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26. Do
Key 5- Avoid mistakes that can spoil
your lecture
• Not providing examples or applications
• Not giving students the opportunity to ask
questions
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27. Do
Key 6- Master the art of successful
delivery
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Delivering a successful
lecture is an art that you
can master by practice

28. Do
Key 6- Master the art of successful
delivery
• Examples for little things that will make
significant difference to your lecture:
1. Present one idea at a time
2. Do not turn your back to the audience to
read your power point slides
3. Maintain eye contact with your students
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29. Do
Key 6- Master the art of successful
delivery
• Examples for little things that will make
significant difference to your lecture:
4. Use your voice effectively
5. Practice and rehearsal your lecture
6. Prepare for difficult questions
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Plan
Check
Do
Act

31. Check
• How can you check the achievement of the
lecture objectives?
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32. Check
key 7- Use objective tools to check
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33. Check
key 8- Encourage students to feedback
on your lecture
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Plan
Check
Do
Act

35. Act
key 9- Apply the appropriate remedy
action(s)
What to remedy?
Objective, strategies, examples, content, …..etc
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36. Act
key 10- Continuously improve your
lecture
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38. • References
1. Samy A. Azer. What makes a great lecture?
Use of lectures in a hybrid PBL curriculum.
Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2009; 25 (3): 109:115
2. PDCA. Available at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDCA
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