In the French educational system, most of the undergraduate learning is primarily focused on lecturing. It is viewed to be necessary for students to learn how to take notes and listen to the lecturer. Whereas in the American system is mostly centered around interaction. It’s interesting how different educational systems perceive lecturing.
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In the French educational system, most of the undergraduate learning is primarily focused on lecturing. It is viewed to be necessary for students to learn how to take notes and listen to the lecturer. Whereas in the American system is mostly centered around interaction. It’s interesting how different educational systems perceive lecturing.
In the French educational system, most of the undergraduate learning is primarily focused on lecturing. It is viewed to be necessary for students to learn how to take notes and listen to the lecturer. Whereas in the American system is mostly centered around interaction. It’s interesting how different educational systems perceive lecturing.
Thank you for sharing your assessments of Nelson’s argument. Well thought!
Thank you for sharing your assessments of Nelson’s argument. Well thought!
I also had the opportunity to take this course during my undergraduate studies. I definitely agree with you that it was one of the best classes that I have taken. I really like the grading systems where he allows you to choose how you earn your “A”. That “A” is more of a measurement how much you learned than how much you memorize something. I remember that the assignments were hard, but you were giving multiple opportunities to retake it until you get the grade that you want. The assessment always asked different questions, which makes you learn even more material. If you had the dedication, you can earn that A in the class.
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I also had the opportunity to take this course during my undergraduate studies. I definitely agree with you that it was one of the best classes that I have taken. I really like the grading systems where he allows you to choose how you earn your “A”. That “A” is more of a measurement how much you learned than how much you memorize something. I remember that the assignments were hard, but you were giving multiple opportunities to retake it until you get the grade that you want. The assessment always asked different questions, which makes you learn even more material. If you had the dedication, you can earn that A in the class.
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I have to agree with you that I also learned a lot more by doing projects than by lectures. I feel the projects force the students to interact with each other and apply the knowledge they have learn to a problem. I feel that it breaks a larger class down into smaller group, as not everyone is comfortable discussing ideas in front of a large audience. I feel that I remember the information better from doing a project. However, I feel that project based courses are very hard for engineering because there are so many different topics that are covered in an undergraduate engineering curriculum.
I have to agree with you that I also learned a lot more by doing projects than by lectures. I feel the projects force the students to interact with each other and apply the knowledge they have learn to a problem. I feel that it breaks a larger class down into smaller group, as not everyone is comfortable discussing ideas in front of a large audience. I feel that I remember the information better from doing a project. However, I feel that project based courses are very hard for engineering because there are so many different topics that are covered in an undergraduate engineering curriculum.
I have to agree with you that discussion is a much better way to teach and learn. The hard thing about having discussions is that it requires the student to be at a level where the can respond quickly to what is being talked about. They have to be actively engaged in order to contribute to the conversation. This discussion model is a bit hard for the technical classes, where the students are different levels and have not “experience enough”. I know for me, it was hard to ask effective questions in undergraduate engineering course, but when I worked for about two years, I had much more insight to contribute to the discussion.
