- Learning at the Faculty
- Learning in Lectures
- Learning in Large Groups
- Learning in Tutorials
Learning in Lectures
Lectures have a number of useful goals which can really help you in your learning within units. For example, lectures are useful for:
- gathering information and ideas about the relevant topics
- providing a common ground for further discussion in other learning situations (like tutorials)
- giving you a starting point for private study
- providing a consolidation of the main ideas from recent research
- giving you practical examples and applications related to theories you are learning
- giving you a model of how an expert approaches a particular topic
- hearing about advances in research which have not yet been published
- hearing important announcements about the unit
- motivating you and encouraging you on how best to learn and complete assessments .
- giving you an opportunity to hear an interpretation of a topic that you have been reading about or discussing
In many units of study, the lectures provide a basic framework and a starting point for student learning. It is really important that you try to make lectures a comfortable learning environment in lectures for both yourself and other students , by being friendly and not using lectures as a place for chatting with friends. If another student does not respect your right to this sort of a learning environment, do not be afraid to speak out and remind them of their responsibilities.