
Lecture Breakers
The Lecture Breakers podcast is the place where college professors, instructors, and educators share innovative teaching strategies, practical ideas, teaching tips, and resources to help you break up your lectures, energize your classroom, increase student engagement, and improve learning.
Latest episodes

Jan 12, 2020 • 59min
016 - Games and Activities You Can Use to Break Up Your Lectures, Promote Play, and Encourage Connection
016 - In this episode, Mark Collard shares activities and games you can use to break up your lectures, increase student engagement, encourage connection, and build trust. Show notes available at lecturebreakers.com Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB16

Jan 7, 2020 • 1h 8min
015 - How to Apply a "Marketer's Mindset" to Teaching and Learning
015 - In this episode, Dr. Norman Eng shows us how to apply a "marketer's mindset" to our teaching to help us break through the clutter of information overload and distractions to increase student engagement and improve learning. Show notes available at lecturebreakers.com Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB15

Dec 17, 2019 • 50min
014 - Break Up Your Lectures with More Effective and Engaging Slides
014 - In this episode, Dr. Echo Rivera shares tips to create more effective and engaging slides to help you break up your lectures, increase student engagement, and improve learning. Show notes available at lecturebreakers.com Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB14

Dec 10, 2019 • 48min
013 - How to Create Authentic, Engaging, and Meaningful Learning Experiences
013 - In this episode, Dr. Joshua Eyler shares teaching strategies and course design ideas you can use to create authentic, engaging, and meaningful learning experiences. Show notes available at lecturebreakers.com Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB13

Dec 3, 2019 • 1h 1min
012 - Intercultural Communication in the Active Learning Classroom
012 - In this episode, Dr. Tara Harvey joins Barbi and they discuss how intercultural communication influences the active learning classroom and gives us more insight into student resistance and engagement. Show notes available at lecturebreakers.com Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB12

Nov 26, 2019 • 49min
011 - Enhancing Communication and Engagement in the Online Classroom
011 - In this episode, Judith Dutill joins Barbi and they discuss ways to enhance communication, increase engagement, and encourage creativity in the online classroom. Show notes available at lecturebreakers.com Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB11

Nov 19, 2019 • 48min
010 - How to Motivate Students, Build Trust, and Prepare the Next Generation of Scholars
010 - In this episode, Dr. David Gooblar shares strategies to increase student motivation, build trust, and prepare our next generation of scholars for teaching. Show notes available at lecturebreakers.com Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB10

Nov 12, 2019 • 28min
009 - 5 Strategies You Can Do in 10 Minutes or Less to Break Up Your Lecture with Dr. Barbi Honeycutt
009 - In this episode, Barbi shares 5 strategies you can do in 10 minutes or less to break up your lecture and increase student engagement. Show notes available at lecturebreakers.com Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB9

Nov 5, 2019 • 54min
008- Innovative Ways to Involve Students and Integrate Technology Into Your Courses with Mike Wesch
008 - In this episode, Dr. Michael Wesch shares innovative ways to involve students and integrate technology in both online and face-to-face courses. We discuss how to get started with technology, the tradeoffs of teaching large classes, how to re-think your role in the classroom to increase student engagement and improve learning. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB8

Oct 29, 2019 • 56min
007 - How to Use Waves of Energy to Break Up Your Lecture
In this episode, Meggin and Barbi talk about how strategies you can use to pay attention to the students’ energy during a lecture to determine when breaking up your lecture is the most effective. Get the show notes: https://barbihoneycutt.com/LB7