ABSTRACT
Lectures relationship to other course elements such as reading, tutorials, assignments and practicals differs markedly from one course to another. All lectures have ground rules though these are not normally explicit. Unless people have informed our students of the specific ground rules people want to operate they will probably assume that conventional ground rules are operating. Students’ assumptions about ground rules may be soundly based in their experience of many conventional lectures. Students are often confused because some teachers allow them to ask questions during the lecture, some allot time for questions at the end and some only accept individual questions when the rest of the students are packing up and leaving. Some teachers rush into lecture rooms and start speaking immediately, only to find that they feel disorientated, the students aren’t ready and they need time to set up presentation media.
