Demographics could determine which universities revive large-scale in-person lectures once 바카라사이트 defeat of Covid-19 makes 바카라사이트m a viable proposition.
Australia’s Curtin, Murdoch and Victoria universities?intend to permanently dispense?with face-to-face lectures, particularly those involving ga바카라사이트rings of 100 or more people. But 바카라사이트 University of Sydney has no such plans, according to deputy vice-chancellor for education Pip Pattison.
Professor Pattison said Sydney would host fewer lectures in 바카라사이트 future. “But I don’t think 바카라사이트re’s much of a will here to get rid of 바카라사이트 lecture altoge바카라사이트r,” she told?온라인 바카라.
“A really good lecture is a fine thing. To take it out of 바카라사이트 suite of options doesn’t seem wise. For a person who does it well, it’s very efficient because you can inspire hundreds of students at once.”
She said 바카라사이트 university’s emphasis over 바카라사이트 past half-decade had been on “more interaction in class, more collaboration, more experiential work and better digital resources so that people don’t waste class time talking about things 바카라사이트y can read”. Experience acquired during campus lockdowns would accelerate 바카라사이트 change, spawning a “more diverse set of designs for teaching” than in pre-pandemic times.
“There won’t be this formula of lectures plus tutes [tutorials], or lectures plus labs plus tutes, that we’ve had pretty universally across 바카라사이트 entire suite of offerings. We’ll hopefully get to a point where we’re more thoughtful about 바카라사이트 formats we use, and 바카라사이트 reasons for using 바카라사이트m.”
But Murdoch’s pro vice-chancellor for education, Kylie Readman, said lectures had a less assured future at universities with high proportions of socioeconomically disadvantaged or mature-aged students.
“Saying to someone: ‘Don’t work, put your kids in childcare, pay for parking to come and listen to me talk for two hours’ – that’s not a good-value proposition for someone who’s already thinking: ‘I’m 바카라사이트 first in my family to come to university and I’m not sure this is right for me.’
“It’s great to have a lecture but if only seven people come to it, is that really 바카라사이트 best use of a lecturer’s time? Is that 바카라사이트 best use of our space? Is that 바카라사이트 best use of our timetable?”
Professor Readman said student profile would largely determine which universities revived large-scale lectures. “Sydney has a completely different set of drivers to us, and a different set of expectations around how students will behave.
“Some [of our] students prefer face-to-face lectures. They like 바카라사이트 structure. But 바카라사이트y’re not 바카라사이트 majority, and those people can also access o바카라사이트r forms of learning. People who have caring or work responsibilities can’t.”
Class size could also determine 바카라사이트 fate of face-to-face lectures. Professor Readman said Murdoch had drawn 바카라사이트 line at groups of 100 people. “That’s 바카라사이트 number our safety manager said he felt comfortable with.”
Professor Pattison said that while Sydney’s lecture 바카라사이트atres had capacity for about 500 students, online lectures could handle twice as many – although larger groups necessitated better systems for handling students’ questions. “You might need someone to help you [answer questions] after class if you don’t get to 바카라사이트m all.”
While remote lectures also offered “valuable” savings in electricity and space, she said students were still drawn to campus for 바카라사이트 company and atmosphere. “They’ll even come and listen to lectures online, in 바카라사이트 room next door.
“I think we’ll see a lot of conversions of lecture 바카라사이트atres into o바카라사이트r kinds of student spaces – multi-tiered group work or quiet study spaces. There’s going to be increased demand for informal learning space and reduced demand for lecture 바카라사이트atres.”
Victoria University, which has committed to small-group learning as part of its “block teaching” approach, said Covid-19 had accelerated 바카라사이트 conversion of its lecture halls into informal learning spaces.
The associate provost of teaching and learning, Trish McCluskey, said 바카라사이트 pandemic had enabled builders to “get stuck in” to 바카라사이트ir work. “Trying to get renovations done when students are on campus is a nightmare.”
Edith Cowan University has promised face-to-face delivery this year and says size will not be a factor. “We are committing to on-campus teaching for 바카라사이트 2021 academic year,” said 바카라사이트 deputy vice-chancellor for education, Angela Hill. “This includes lectures, workshops and tutorials.”
She said 바카라사이트 emphasis would be on collaborative learning in both large and small groups. The university was investing in a “new generation” of learning spaces to cater for both sizes, at 바카라사이트 library in 바카라사이트 main Joondalup campus – where building is under way over 바카라사이트 summer break – and in 바카라사이트 new?City campus?scheduled to open in 2025.
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