The traditional lecture method of education
has a number of problems. For example, students have to be present in the class
in order to get the full lectures, the lectures could not repeat for students
who need to listen to the lecture more than one time in the class. In addition,
being present is crucial for the professors, so if something happens for
professors and he/she cannot make it to class students would miss one complete
section which makes professor to do a makeup section for students, and not to
mention that makeup sections are always hard to be arranged. Making lectures available
as podcasts, however, is a beneficial and productive teaching method for both
students and professors. There are three reasons that this teaching method
should be adapted. One reason is that freshman students or students who need to
listen to lectures more than once would be able to do that. Another reason is
being present at class would not be crucial so students with full time jobs now
would be able to listen to the lecture combined with the power point slides of
courses and create the atmosphere of their classroom for themselves. Finally,
listening to an audio version of a lecture as well as seeing the respected
power point help students to stay alert and do not lose their attention like
when it happens when only the power point slides are being run. For these
reasons, I believe podcasts should be adapted in Universities and colleges.
They are easy accessible, they give the chance of repetition to students, and
students and professors could catch up with class by just listening to them when
they cannot be present at the actual classrooms.
I agree with you. Some students don't always follow what is being said and this way they can go back ad watch what they didn't understand. This way they can get another look and pick up different information they missed before. It is definitely easy to access and they student body would definitely enjoy having this capability.
ReplyDeleteYes this method is practical for these students, and others who are multitasking. They work, study, and manage their household. It would be so hard not to manage all these jobs without them getting conflicted. This method of teaching specifically helps these students who are not able to attend class at 2 pm, but they can listen to lecture at 11 am at their own time. The only different between this method and actual class is that in actual class students are able to ask questions from their professor, but in this method professor does not present there, but this problem would be solved by fast contacting like email or private blogs between students and their professors.
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