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by neuxenian 2996 days ago
I'd add a computer of some sort to that, probably a laptop

but basically I agree 100%

As a professor, I can say most professors don't like lecturing, but for some classes the alternative is to have small interactive classes, which isn't financially tenable for most universities for all classes.

So my reaction to these sorts of studies is "ok, then should we increase tuition to make up for splitting this 200-person class into 20 sections?" Even classes of 20 are too big.

I would like to change something about classes that still have a big lecture component but I'm not sure how to do that optimally. I think some of them could be done in an online format with videos, but I'm not sure if that's the best way either. Maybe if some small group discussions could be added?