Giving lectures in auditoriums to large numbers of students is an old way of teaching. With the technology available today there is no justification for it, and everything should be done online. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give your own opinion

It is argued that teaching in lecture halls to large numbers of

students

is outdated and that

instead

, these should take place exclusively on the internet.

This

essay disagrees with the above statement. The essay will

first

discuss how

interaction

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between

students

and teachers is essential to the learning process, followed by a discussion of how demotivating learning online can be. Learning via computer may be convenient, but it stops

students

and teachers

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talking to each other about their subject. Pupils need to ask the teacher questions in order to fully understand the material and they

also

need to talk about the topic to help them remember and fully understand it.

For example

, the School of Law at Queen’s University allows

students

to question the professor at the end of each lecture and

then

they have a seminar in which learners can debate each topic, resulting in some of the best exam results in the UK. Presenting lectures solely online

also

presents the problem of

students

not being motivated to watch them. It would be very difficult to know who actually viewed the lecture and if

students

know

this

, it is likely to result in more people not watching and not being fully prepared for the exam at the end of the course.

For instance

, Udemy, the online learning company, found that only 12% of people who purchased their online courses actually watched all the videos and completed the online tasks, principally due to lack of supervision. In conclusion, exclusively online lectures are a bad idea because they do not allow face-to-face communication and they can lead to a drop-off in student attendance.