Stanford University’s president predicts the death of the lecture hall as university education moves online
By Tekla S. Perry / May 2012
In a university, there is always a very small fraction of students who probably never need to come to class. They could just sit in their rooms, read the textbook, and they’re capable enough, focused enough, disciplined enough, and driven enough that they could be successful. But that’s a very small minority.
Likewise, there’s a small minority of students who could watch everything online, never talk to anybody else, never engage with an instructor, never engage with teaching assistants, and learn just fine. But again, that’s a very tiny minority.
Lecturing has never been an effective teaching technique, and now that information is everywhere some say it's a waste of time. Now, physicists have the data to prove it. But efforts to lose the lecture encounter resistance — sometimes from students.
Dr. Rankin, professor of History at UT Dallas, wanted to know how to reach more students and involve more people in class discussions both in and out of the classroom. She had heard of Twitter...
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