Professors often have hard time selecting the teaching method between research and other better methods. Both the passage and the lecture discuss how universities’ teaching method which they should concentrate on. The passage says that the universities should focus on research. However, the lecture says that they need to consider better teaching methods.
First of all, the passage says this is because that the ranking systems is based on researches and publishing. Ranking system helps universities to draw more students. Thus, if the university get high marks on research, they would likely get higher rank, which brings more students to them. The lecturer refutes this by saying that recent ranking systems are more concerned with teaching, not the research by the university.
Second of all, the passage states that focusing on research will lead to more recognition of the university. By concentrating on research, the university is would produce more public intellectuals. Thus, the university gains prestige by these procedures. In contrast, the lecturer claims that the public intellectuals are produced when the professors teach well. Because the professors who teaches well better convey their information in their research to public, they will gain more recognition than professors who are just good at making researches.
Lastly, the passage claims that focusing on research ensures that the students get sophisticated class of education, since more research provides the professor a better grasp of their subject and are informed. The lecture disagrees with the passage’s claim. The lecturer says teaching and research is not related. The lecturer gives example of his colleague professor, who is a great researcher but not a good instructor. The lecturer also says that professors who focus on teaching is better at instructing, since they practice teaching.
To sum up, while the passage says that the professors better concentrate on research, the lecture claims that professors should put emphasis on other teaching methods.
Professors often have a hard time selecting their preferred teaching method whether or not they focus on research or instruction. Both the passage and the lecture discuss the preferred teaching method that should be the focus in universities. The passage says that the universities should focus on research. However, the lecture says that professors need to consider better teaching methods instead.
First of all, the passage says this is because the university ranking system is based on research and publishing. The ranking system helps universities to draw more students. Thus, if a university gets high marks in research, they would likely get a higher rank overall, which would help bring more students to them. The lecturer refutes this by saying that recent ranking systems are more concerned with teaching, not the research done by the university.
Second of all, the passage states that focusing on research will lead to more recognition of the university. By concentrating on research, the university would produce more public intellectuals. Thus, the university gains prestige through these procedures. In contrast, the lecturer claims that public intellectuals are produced when the professors teach well. Since professors who teach well better convey the information in their research to the public, they will gain more recognition than professors who are just good at doing research.
Lastly, the passage claims that focusing on research ensures that the students get a sophisticated class of education, since more research provides the professor a better grasp of their subject material and ensure they are well informed. The lecture disagrees with the passage’s claim by saying teaching and research are not related. The lecturer gives an example of her colleague, a professor, who is a great researcher but not a good instructor. The lecturer also says that professors who focus on teaching are better at instructing.
To sum up, while the passage says that professors should better concentrate on research, the lecture claims that professors should put emphasis on other teaching methods.
Professors often have a hard time selecting their preferred teaching method whether or not they focus on research or instruction. Both the passage and the lecture discuss the preferred teaching method that should be concentrated on in universities. The passage says that the universities should focus on research. However, the lecture says that they need to consider better teaching methods instead.
First of all, the passage says this is because the ranking system is based on research and publishing. The ranking system helps universities to draw more students. Thus, if the university gets high marks in research, they would likely get a higher rank overall, which would bring more students to them. The lecturer refutes this by saying that recent ranking systems are more concerned with teaching, not the research done by the university.
Second of all, the passage states that focusing on research will lead to more recognition of the university. By concentrating on research, the university would produce more public intellectuals. Thus, the university gains prestige through these procedures. In contrast, the lecturer claims that public intellectuals are produced when the professors teach well. Since professors who teach well better convey their information in their research to the public, they will gain more recognition than professors who are just good at doing research.
Lastly, the passage claims that focusing on research ensures that the students get a sophisticated class of education, since more research provides the professor a better grasp of their subject material and are well informed. The lecture disagrees with the passage’s claim by saying teaching and research are not related. The lecturer gives an example of her colleague, a professor, who is a great researcher but not a good instructor. The lecturer also says that professors who focus on teaching are better at instructing, since they practice teaching.
To sum up, while the passage says that professors should better concentrate on research, the lecture claims that professors should put emphasis on other teaching methods.