ABSTRACT
In a large lecture the lecturer may initially see the student audience as a sea of faces. However, it usually doesn’t take long before you spot people you recognize and the faceless crowd gradually transforms into a group of individuals who have very different needs, concerns and interests. Trying to design and deliver lectures with this diversity in mind is important.You clearly can’t appeal to all the students all the time but by varying your approach and the stimulus it is possible to make connections with more of the people in the room. By using a range of examples drawn from different environments, by considering the impact of particular topics on certain groups of students in advance and taking the time to present information and ideas in different formats and in different ways we can do much to ensure lectures are inclusive.
