Both the lecture and the reading passage deal with the topic of universities that focus on both teaching and research. The professor supports universities with a dual focus, but the author of the reading passage is clearly against them.
The first point that is discussed relates to the time it takes to be prepared for classes. According to the professor, the time professors spend at conferences and doing research prepares them for class, rather than taking away from their preparation time. The research and professional development make it easier to plan lessons because they stay current in the field. The author of the reading article argues that researching takes time away from preparation instead of enhancing it.
The second point was about the benefit that researching professors are in the classroom. The professor said that researching professors have passion for the subject they teach; that is what their whole livelihood is based on. On the other hand, the reading passage criticizes these researching professors for not having the teaching skills that students expect.
The final point that the lecturer made was that by doing research as well as teaching, professors can develop more than if they were to only choose one. The professor feels that teaching improves research by bringing new perspectives and research improves teaching because professors stay up-to-date. This point is directly opposed to what was stated in the reading. The reading stated that choosing one path to focus on would make the professor more skilled at what he chose to focus on because his attention is not divided.
Both the lecture and the
reading
passage deal with the topic of universities that
focus
on both
teaching
and
research
. The
professor
supports universities with a dual
focus
,
but
the author of the
reading
passage is
clearly
against them.
The
first
point
that
is discussed
relates to the
time
it takes to
be prepared
for classes. According to the
professor
, the
time
professors
spend at conferences and doing
research
prepares them for
class
,
rather
than taking away from their preparation
time
. The
research
and professional development
make
it easier to plan lessons
because
they stay
current
in the field. The author of the
reading
article argues that
researching
takes
time
away from preparation
instead
of enhancing it.
The
second
point
was about the benefit that
researching
professors
are in the classroom.
The
professor
said that
researching
professors
have passion for the subject they teach;
that is
what their whole livelihood
is based
on.
On the other hand
, the
reading
passage criticizes these
researching
professors
for not having the
teaching
skills
that students
expect
.
The final
point
that the lecturer made was that by doing
research
as well
as
teaching
,
professors
can develop more than if they were to
only
choose one. The
professor
feels that
teaching
improves
research
by bringing new perspectives and
research
improves
teaching
because
professors
stay up-to-date. This
point
is
directly
opposed to what
was stated
in the
reading
. The
reading
stated that choosing one path to
focus
on would
make
the
professor
more skilled at what he chose to
focus
on
because
his attention is not divided.