DISCUSS ANY TWO METHODS OF LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY

Are field trips worth all the time and effort required to make them successful? Most students have
asked themselves this question at one time or another, typically when feeling enthusiastic as they
prepare for a field trip. The truth is that field trips at any grade level can create memories for the
students. At the same time, well-planned field trips can provide students with truly educational
experiences they cannot get in the classroom. Following is a look at the pros and cons of field trips.

Benefits of Field Trips

Field trips provide students with new opportunities for learning through hands on experience :

Information is presented to students in a way that meets different learning modalities. Field trips
provide students with the ability to learn by doing instead of just listening to the information being
taught in class.

Field trips are a time-honored tradition in most schools. The students love them--field trips give
them a chance to get out of the classroom and experience something new. There are advantages
and disadvantages of field trips, however, that must be weighed before you decide to embark on

Students are exposed to new things that, broaden their knowledge This can be especially helpful for
students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who may not have been exposed to these
opportunities before. 

theories that have already been learned in the classroom can be put into practical. Students
learning from a different tutor can broaden there dictionary of understanding. The practical side will
be lifted that they will understand in full context

One of the biggest advantages to field trips is that they allow students to have a real-world
experience. This experience should clearly illustrate and enhance information taught by the
curriculum. For example, a textbook lesson on the life cycle of a salmon can be enhanced by a trip to
a local salmon hatchery, where the students can clearly see the salmon in its many life stages.

Students and teachers can see each other in a different positions, helping to increase
communication between them. Some students who might be overlooked in class because they are
quiet might really come alive on field trips because of change of environ.

They can also include professionals in the same lexture.this can make bad behaving students to
reshape themselves to adorable students.

Engineering and science students learn theories but in the real world practical tangible results are
needed this gives them all of this in the small amount of time there are in field trip lecture

Problems With Field Trips

teachers can get worried misbehaving students who might tarnish her reputation in front of other
known people
Field trips take preparation if teachers want to make them meaningful. They have to coordinate
locations and transportation. They also need to create an effective lesson plan that they will follow
when on the excursion. A disadvantage of field trips is that they take an incredible amount of
planning. You must figure out transportation issues, chaperons (including background checks), food
and alternate plans in the event of inclement weather, if the trip is to a location outdoors. You must
make sure that every child has a signed permission form, that you have emergency contact and
information available on each student (including allergies) and that all fees have been paid in
advance.

Students will be out of the school building for a field trip, which means they will miss other classes—.
If each core subject area (ELA, math science, or social studies) offers one field trip during a school
year, students would be out of the building for four days. School attendance policies may count
these as excused absences, but any field trip that removes students from class reduces the number
of classroom hours. 

Field trips can be expensive, and some students may not have the funds to attend. Organizers of the
field trip may consider asking for parents to add a few dollars to help students in need. School
boosters may need to host a fundraiser for students to raise money for more expensive trips.
These will give rise to disputes involving money thefts and other money luting issues

Teachers will likely have to deal with red tape as they plan field trips including permission slips,
medical information, and emergency procedures. Schools typically require paperwork from teachers
and their students. 

Students will be placed in a larger environment than the classroom. New surroundings could possibly
lead to additional discipline problems. Teachers should go over rules and expectations before the
field trip, enforce the rules strictly while away from school grounds, and create effective
consequences for misbehavior. 

The field trip destination might not live up to the teacher's expectations. The location might not be
as interesting as the teacher thought it would be. The time to complete the field trip might be
considerably less than was expected. Therefore, it is a good idea to have some contingency plan in
mind just in case.

There may be students who, for one reason or another, will not attend the field trip. Teachers must
leave lessons, usually enrichment offerings, that mirror some of the concepts being experienced on
the field trip.

Requesting Feedback

One of the best ways to measure the success of a field trip (other than returning all students back to
the school) is to ask for feedback. Teachers can post a survey for participants and for other
chaperones asking them to express how they would evaluate the trip.

Students should have the opportunity to reflect on the trip and write a response in a journal or
essay. Requiring journal responses after the trip can solidify the information learned as students
reflect on their new experiences. Asking students to write a thank you to the school principal for
allowing the trip may even smooth the path to additional field trips. 
Many teachers feel that well-chosen field trip destinations are worth the difficulties they may create.
The key is taking the time to plan each aspect as much as possible. Teachers should be proactive
when thinking about and planning field trips. Students, on the other hand, may remember the
experience of the school field trip as a highlight of the school year, and the time they learned more
than anything taught in class

Lectures

Engineering faculty continue to

experiment with new teaching

methods in their classes. After

all, there is a lot of research that

indicates that diversity in

student learning styles and

faculty teaching styles also requires diversity in

teaching methods in the classroom. Chances are,

though, that you continue to rely heavily on

lectures in your classes, too. It just seems that

much of the content of the engineering

curriculum lends itself well to that format. Also,

lectures are an efficient way to cover material,

and it is clear that the range of engineering

material to be covered is constantly expanding.

Lecturing is the most common and established

method of teaching at universities around the

world. The classical lecture is approximately 50

minutes of uninterrupted discourse by a

professor at the front of the classroom. Student

activity is typically limited to listening, note-

taking, and possibly a few questions. There are

also many methods and uses for lecturing which

go beyond the traditional description. Over its

2500-year history, lecturing has evolved by

incorporating discussion, problem-solving, case

study, and demonstration. In general, lecturing

as a teaching tool has both advantages and

disadvantages.

Efficient & economical – can be repeated from one

term to the next, reducing planning, preparation, and reviewing. Since a single known class is known.
Timetable is available causing less confusion. Student’s end up getting fatigue because of attending
lessons every day

Versatile – can be given to large or small groups, and varied in length. Because of meeting recently
students become more Comfortable to learning environment .however some students love small
classes while others love bigger classes so its hard to meet every student’s needs

Control – instructor has total control of course content which will totally make good students if
teacher is good .however the opposite is true if the lecture is bad ,students wont be equipped with
necessary skills

Flexibility-

Adjustments on time table can be made to meet new schedule schemes . Can even be suitable even
shifting due to lockdown for instance covid 19 pandemic .Personalised time tables can be created
out of the school ones. However this might affect other student because count of vote is done. This
might also lead to lectures get to relationship terms with students

Feedback- by watching there students learn the tutor can measure his students performance. In
class exams can points the hard topic and there are tackled there after. However this is slow
because does not allow immediate feedback on students learning because test will be taken there
after

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