http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/13/at-mit-large-lectures-are-going-the-way-of-the-blackboard/ learning, networks, knowledge, technology, community Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:56:23 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/13/at-mit-large-lectures-are-going-the-way-of-the-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-5537 Random links « Grok 21 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:18:50 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3720#comment-5537 [...] shifts away from big lectures - NYT (via George Siemens). Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Dealing with different learning styles in an [...] [...] shifts away from big lectures – NYT (via George Siemens). Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Dealing with different learning styles in an [...]

]]> http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/13/at-mit-large-lectures-are-going-the-way-of-the-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-4902 Virginia Yonkers Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:17:31 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3720#comment-4902 This might be fine for MIT with a large endowment. However, many of the large public universities are finding the opposite trend as budgets are cut, yet enrollment has increased. Our school (public university) has seen larger class sizes as there are hiring freezes, yet more students to educate. This might be fine for MIT with a large endowment. However, many of the large public universities are finding the opposite trend as budgets are cut, yet enrollment has increased. Our school (public university) has seen larger class sizes as there are hiring freezes, yet more students to educate.

]]> http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/13/at-mit-large-lectures-are-going-the-way-of-the-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-4897 glen Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:13:44 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3720#comment-4897 Attendance is up and failure rate has dropped 50%. Hmmm. Might get to the point where it will be unavoidable to conclude that the industrial ed model actually inhibits learning and constitutes malpractice. Attendance is up and failure rate has dropped 50%. Hmmm. Might get to the point where it will be unavoidable to conclude that the industrial ed model actually inhibits learning and constitutes malpractice.

]]> http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/13/at-mit-large-lectures-are-going-the-way-of-the-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-4896 Emma Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:12:13 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3720#comment-4896 I've just read the comments on the original article. ... seems the students aren't overly keen. Not the ones that have written in at any rate! I’ve just read the comments on the original article. … seems the students aren’t overly keen. Not the ones that have written in at any rate!

]]> http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/13/at-mit-large-lectures-are-going-the-way-of-the-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-4895 Emma Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:59:42 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3720#comment-4895 Also, how does it impact on teaching hours required from academic staff?? Do the students get fewer, more personal lectures (so staff working same time), or same - but fewer students, so staff working more? Also, how does it impact on teaching hours required from academic staff??
Do the students get fewer, more personal lectures (so staff working same time), or same – but fewer students, so staff working more?

]]> http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/13/at-mit-large-lectures-are-going-the-way-of-the-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-4886 Tony Hirst Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:51:58 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3720#comment-4886 How does this impact on the sort of thing that institutions like MIT might release as OERs/OCW? How does this impact on the sort of thing that institutions like MIT might release as OERs/OCW?

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