¡®Student profile¡¯ key to lectures¡¯ future in Australia

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¡¯ ¨C 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 ¨C 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 ¨C 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 ¨C where building is under way over 바카라사이트 summer break ¨C and in 바카라사이트 new?City campus?scheduled to open in 2025.

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