[jon_richards]

College classes are often split into lectures and precepts/discussions/office hours. I think the thing holding back your idea is the expectation of being taught in-person by a professor. For large classes, that’s only really possible in a lecture format.

My personal favorite method of learning was a TA that went through the material, meticulously calling on each person in order. You could skip, but it was still obvious if you were playing a game or browsing Reddit. Eventually you learned that you really didn’t have all the answers and that paying attention was probably a good idea. It also got people comfortable giving a wrong answer and that really helped everyone with the learning process.