Students seem to equate being personable, nice, witty, and entertaining with good teaching. Perhaps the word "teaching" necessarily conjures up lecturing. Much

Students seem to equate being personable, nice, witty, and entertaining with good teaching. Perhaps the word "teaching" necessarily conjures up lecturing. Much of the work on producing learning outcomes is in picking the textbook/materials, finding the pace, creating the evaluation/feedback mechanisms (tests/quizzes/informal methods), and designing the projects. These factors aren't included in what students perceive as "teaching".