What goes into the making of a great lecturer?

A Newspaper Article by Scott Bellows, assistant Professor in the Chandaria School of Business and Faculty Council Chair at USIU-AFirst, knowledge in the classroom gets demonstrated through variables, variables, and more variables. A good lecturer sees the world in terms of causes and effects.Nervous and eager students clamour for space in coveted courses. Stories fly around campuses regarding which lecturer proves better, wiser, easier, harder, and more engaging.As the term progresses, stammering commences as learners seek answers to pertinent questions before examinations. Real learning takes a back seat to panic as the desire for good marks outweighs the usability of information. The hallmarks of upwardly mobile Kenyan lives entail two pillars upon which we invest the lion’s share of our money: land and education. Instead of jostling for just any paper as proof of educational pursuits, the collective call across Kenya involves the realization that not all universities are equal. Even deeper, not all lecturers teach with the same depth, skill, and organisation