For Professor Rob Pringle’s 56 students, joining Zoom to find their professor lecturing from his basement would be a lot more surprising than seeing him discuss biodiversity while knee-deep in a lake.

The first time Richard Wong stood in front of a lecture hall of hundreds of students, it felt like a performance. “It was kind of scary to be like, ‘Here’s a class of 210 students. Teach them ...

Large lecture courses are a staple in many disciplines, varying in size from 40 students up to 400+. They are often viewed as an effective and economical way to guide students through foundational ...