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The traditional lecture hall needs a serious renovation

Written on October 23, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

Lecture halls have long been a feature of university campuses, hosting hundreds of students as passive observers in class. But as academics have evolved to emphasize critical thinking as opposed to routine memorization, the stagnant teaching style has remained the same. Lecture halls place professors...

Student objects to pornographic course materials

Written on October 20, 2017. Posted in News.

On Wednesday, Maria Shuster posted a video on Facebook — which was removed hours later — of her professor displaying pornography in class. While Shuster felt the explicit material was “uncomfortable,” her professor stands by the choice to include it. The 300-level Gender Studies course, entitled “Masculinities:...

Banning electronics doesn’t guarantee engagement

Written on September 27, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

If a student is so easily distracted by their phones or laptops in class, maybe the change should be in the teaching, not the electronics. A majority of the reasoning for banning electronics in the classroom makes sense. Professors should have a right to make the call on how their lectures are run....

Freedom requires balance

Written on March 13, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

David Parker Students have occasionally voiced concern about professors who express ideas in the classroom that seem to go beyond the curriculum. They aren’t alone. Politicians and self-appointed watchdog groups — such as Accuracy in Academia and Students for Academic Freedom in the United States...

Technological divide in the classroom

Written on July 31, 2012. Posted in Opinions.

Jonathan Rose Dunning Auditorium may not be the Lyceum, but lectures haven’t changed much since the days of Aristotle. Some people believe the professor talks and therefore teaches. Students listen and therefore learn — why mess with a proven formula? The answer is that the amount of knowledge and...

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The traditional lecture hall needs a serious renovation

Student objects to pornographic course materials

Banning electronics doesn’t guarantee engagement

Freedom requires balance

Technological divide in the classroom

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