It has been argued that online teaching has rendered attending lectures obsolete. Many university students believe that lecturers are not essential and they can learn alone using resources available on the internet. However, I disagree with this assumption, and I think lectures are still an important way of learning because it can be interactive, save time and effort for students, and help them pass their examinations.
Lectures allow students to interact with academics which are usually experts on their subjects. Therefore, students can engage in discussion and ask questions which facilitate their understanding. Furthermore, many universities have upgraded their lecturers to more active project-based ones. Students are expected to solve problems and communicate with their classmates. For instance, in my Master course, the lectures were engaging because the lecturer divided us into groups and ask us to solve problems, and present our solutions. Unfortunately, not all lectures are interactive, nor all lecturers are engaging.
In addition, attending lectures can save time and effort because lecturers present the topic in a simplified manner which facilitate learning. Students who decide not attend the lecturers would need more time to read and absorb the materials. Moreover, they would miss important information mentioned in the class which are not in available in other reading sources. This may affect their performance in examinations.
Studies have shown that students who do not miss their lectures are more likely to have better grades.
To conclude, despite the advance in teaching technology and the availability of online courses, lectures are still an effective teaching tool in academia particularly modern interactive lectures.
It has
been argued
that online teaching has rendered attending
lectures
obsolete.
Many
university
students
believe that
lecturers
are not
essential and
they can learn alone using resources available on the internet.
However
, I disagree with this assumption, and I
think
lectures
are
still
an
important
way of learning
because
it can be interactive, save time and effort for
students
, and
help
them pass their examinations.
Lectures
allow
students
to interact with academics which are
usually
experts on their subjects.
Therefore
,
students
can engage in discussion and ask questions which facilitate their understanding.
Furthermore
,
many
universities have upgraded their
lecturers
to more active project-based ones.
Students
are
expected
to solve problems and communicate with their classmates.
For instance
, in my Master course, the
lectures
were engaging
because
the
lecturer
divided us into groups and ask us to solve problems, and present our solutions. Unfortunately, not all
lectures
are interactive, nor all
lecturers
are engaging.
In addition
, attending
lectures
can save time and effort
because
lecturers
present the topic
in a simplified manner
which facilitate learning.
Students
who decide not attend the
lecturers
would need more time to read and absorb the materials.
Moreover
, they would miss
important
information mentioned in the
class
which are not in available in other reading sources. This may affect their performance in examinations.
Studies have shown that
students
who do not miss their
lectures
are more likely to have better grades.
To conclude
, despite the advance in teaching technology and the availability of online courses,
lectures
are
still
an effective teaching tool in academia
particularly
modern interactive
lectures
.