Career Advice: Boring Within or Simply Boring? In the age of computer-based learning, lecturing gets treated like Model-T Ford. Don’t be deceived; lecturing remains a staple of the academy and it’s likely to remain so for quite some time. University class sizes have swelled in the wake of budget cuts that have delayed (or canceled) faculty searches. A recent study of eleven Ohio four-year colleges reveals that 25 percent of introductory classes have more than 120 students and only a shortage of teaching assistants has kept the percentage that low.
At the University of Massachusetts, 12 percent of all classes have enrollments of over 50 and lectures of over 200 are quite common. As long as universities operate on the assembly-line model, lecturing will remain integral to the educational process. But even if enormous class sizes aren’t the norm at your college, lecturing is still an art you should master. Frankly, it gets my dander up when I hear professors proclaim they “don’t have the gift” for giving good lecturers. 1. 2. 4. Linguistics and Philosophy | 24.200 Ancient Philosophy, Fall 2004 | Lecture Notes. Home. Smart.fm - The World's Sharpest Learning Tool. Flashcards: matching, hangman, crossword, word search, word scramble and flash cards. SuTree - Knowledge Community: Watch. Learn. Share.