[throwawaynorway]

> COLL 110 was a standard lectures-and-assignments college class - I lectured during our scheduled meeting time, then students did their projects on their own. Having tried this, I think that this is just not the future of education. This mode of teaching is designed mostly for the lecturer's convenience, but it's a terrible way to foster student understanding.

In this section I wish you would have mentioned the cost of teaching. Lectures might not be the best option for engaging students, but it’s quite effective when considering you can teach hundreds of students with one teacher. If 50% learns, that’s a good outcome.

I believe the fallout from lectures and university in general are just a part of the design. Not all people have the right motivation and opportunity to succeed at the university. One should work out how to maximize opportunities.

[noelwelsh]

I've never been to a university that didn't run tutorials or practicals alongside lectures. Given a flipped classroom doesn't have lectures it can only be cheaper than the standard method, since the tutorials exist in either model.

> I believe the fallout from lectures and university in general are just a part of the design.

Just no. There are so many factors that go into students dropping out, many of which are outside their control (e.g. needing to support parents). There is a lot of research on this.