Breaking the Lecture-Culture Cycle

When I was in college, the prevalent paradigm of learning involved students sitting and listening while professors professed. Lectures were the norm. If the class wasn’t too large, there might be a “class discussion” format, which meant that a handful of bold students answered questions or made comments while the majority of students watched the back-and-forth of the conversational tennis match. If students wanted personal interaction, professors kept office hours during which students could pop in and ask questions or engage in academic conversation. Read more...