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The 2 Methods:

All students are different and each have their own

way of processing how they learn something new.

The two main teaching and learning methods in our

world today are active learning and traditional

lecture. Both these methods are significant in their

own way.

However, what if one method is actually more

beneficial for students learning?

Traditional lecturing has been around for decades

its something regular and known to education.

Communication

However, that method is outdated. There is

something more we can do to educate students

with enthusiasm and interest, rather than students

dreading to sit through another lecture. Instead

of old time lectures where only the teacher speak

and students listen.

Active learning is student-centered, an open

setting where students can feel the freedom to

express what they know and what they want to

know more about, and active learning revolves

more on listening to the student, not having the

student just listen. Professors should take the

initiative to give students the opportunity of full

communication and voice in the classroom.

Lectures

Traditional lectures are demonstrated as the

professor in front of the classroom educating

students the professors way. Lectures are teacher-

centered education. There are students who process

information differently, whether they understand right

away, or needs more depth of explaining.

The classroom has the same routine where the

professor obtains full control and students sit through

the class whether they understand or not. Lectures

tend to bore students as well and have them wander

off or day dream because there is no activity going,

they just have to sit, and listen.

Student- centered

Compared to traditional lectures, active learning, is

more student-centered. Professors can give students

the chance to equally interact on the topic. Students

are encouraged to work together and communicate

with each other, rather than having to exclusively

listen to just the professor talk.

In the article “Lecture vs. Active Learning:

Re framing the Conversation” by Mary Bart, includes

a tweet regarding the teacher-centered concept of

education, “Yes, the teacher has the experience and

expertise, but that doesn't mean that knowledge can

flow in only one direction”. This relates to how there

are students who can’t process the information the

professor is lecturing without having the class

expand in discussion.

Interest and enthusiasm

Another quote from “Professors Shouldn’t Teach

Schuman, relates to the boredom and interest

students have during a lecture. She states “But

Worthen’s elegy to a format that bores so many

students reminds me of a bad habit that too many

professors have:

building their teaching philosophies around

younger versions of themselves, who were often

more conscientious, more interested in learning,

and more patient than the student staring at his

phone in the back of their classrooms”.

Professors not only better the understanding and

interest for students, but they better their

teachingwith different methods involved with

group work, enthusiasm and interaction.

The routine

A structured classroom is predictable and consists

of the same routine everyday, much like a lecture.

Structured classrooms has its benefits like

organization, and it has its non-benefits like how

its only focus is on the professor, not as much as

students, and how it’s the same pattern everyday.

In the article “To Lecture or Not to Lecture?” by Paul

T. Corrigan, he states “Thomas sits on the front row,

jotting furiously, glancing up at the board, back at

the notebook. Maybe working through the concepts

on his own terms.

Maybe just writing things down to memorize for the

test. Kayla sits a few rows back, casually working

on her smartphone. Maybe taking notes. Maybe

shopping for a gift for her sister.

Sitting near the door, Shauna stares at the ceiling,

her legs stretched out over several chairs. Maybe

pondering the meaning of what’s being said. Maybe

not.”. These are what students do in a structured

classroom and it takes away there interest.

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Open Classroom

An open classroom is focused more on the students.

With this advantage of active learning, professors

teach students to learn by doing and expand their

creativity in class and not just listen.

Again in the article “To Lecture or Not to Lecture?”,

Corrigan states “…lecturing regularly and at length

helps many students understand concepts, become

more interested in a subject, or develop thinking

skills.

In those cases when we do not find lecturing to

best support our purpose, we should explore other

options.”.What he is trying to say is that traditional

structured lectures do have their assistance to the

classroom, but not always.

When a lecture doesn’t help answer a students

question, that’s when the professor should realize

its time to try a new learning method, one less

structured and more open.

Communication and Synergy

Professors do most of the talking in the lecture.

Students aren’t heard, nor interact with one

another, they strictly listen and have no say, it’s

important for them to learn the use of

communication and synergy with other classmates

and the professor as well.

As professors talk through a lecture there are

some students who know what key points to write

down as they listen, but others struggle with what

is relevant and important to jot down.

PowerPoints are helpful to students during a

lecture, but not so much when the depth of slide

is coming out of the professors mouth. When

copying notes from a power-point, students tend

to be more focused on what they are writing from

the board than to actually listen to the professor

explain in advance what is on that slide. Student

dialogue is key in active learning.

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The Environment

If professors provide an open, interacting,

communicating environment, then they can improve

the students ability to prepare to be problem solvers

with active learning methods.

Having students speak rather than listen allows

them to engage and express their ideas to others

and educate others on a question they have or fact

they know, that can even educate the professor.

Student dialogue in a classroom helps students

not to be afraid to share their thoughts or answer

a question. Its all about contributing ideas and

hearing one another.

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Structure of the class

The structure of the class shifts the control of

learning from teachers to the students. The

students can ask questions when they have

trouble with a math problem, or a research paper.

Active learning gives students the opportunity to

speak their voice.

In the article “To Lecture or Not to Lecture”

by Paul Corrigan, he makes a point regarding the

voice of students, “We also should ask about

what limitations we face.

These include how many

students we have to teach, what they already

know about formulas, proofs, and shapes,

and how much time, space, and materials we

have available.

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Participation

Likewise, we should consider the implementation

of whatever method or methods we use.”.

This type of teaching method increases the

students’ participation to present ideas and ask a

question they don't understand and even for the

professor to have satisfaction their student is

engaging and trying to understand their material.

Sharing and interacting:

Overall, traditional lecture and active learning are

about important methods and help students learn

in different ways.

If professors start practicing more active learning

methods then students will have the ability to

speak up and share ideas and thoughts.

Professors and students interact equally on

the focus.

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1-Learner-centered Teaching.

2-Curriculum Development.

3-Homogeneous VS Heterogeneous.

4-CLT Method.

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