Over the weekend, the AFR reported that University of Adelaide is phasing out lectures in favour of online learning. Whilst this decision has surely faced tough opposition, the university’s vice-chancellor maintains that this type of learning is ‘superior’ to more traditional methods, and the proof is in the pudding – retention, and overall satisfaction has increased since the university introduced it.
What is perhaps more interesting, and certainly has ramifications for the corporate sector, was the vice-chancellor’s assessment of traditional lectures. He reminded us of what we essentially all already know, and that is, for instructor-led training: ‘if [the student] doesn’t understand something, it’s in one ear and then it’s gone’ whereas online learning gives us ‘the capacity to replay things when the student sits at home, plus, of course, there’s capacity to go at your own speed.’
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