Summary of lecture style studies

After the presentations of lecture styles in NUS, here are a few conclusions that i had:

- Everything everyone said was similar, simply because we studied the same University :)
- Everyone has different approaches, however it all comes down to 3 different elements: The lecture theater, the students and the lecturers

On lecture theater:
- Feng sui study from one group shows many blockage, long path and lack of scenic and round shapes. Improving in the ambiance of the lecture halls is important.
- Compare with other universities' lecture hall, we are not behind in facilities
- Location is key: toilets, food, etc.
- Air con temperature needs to be JUST RIGHT
- Size of the theater is important and it varies based on needs of student, size of the class, the frequency of students who skip class and other elements...

On lecturers:
- Accent and presentation style is a major theme. Many requested lecturers to be lectured on how to lecture
- Humor is important
- Speed and speech
- Lecture's timing, punctuality and ending timing. Break time was emphasized a lot too

On students:
- Many like to sit at the back, except for some (and it's too racist to repeat it here)
- As students, many talk and sleep and get distracted
- Rarely admit lecture's style is partially affected by them and hence bad lectures are always not their fault.
- Learning attitude is more important than anything else

To improve on the style:
- Build new infra structures
- Have new technical devices such as sleeping alarm chair, translator devices, slow down beeper, etc.
- Have more cultural teachings on the right lecture style

Limitation:
- Funding, as always. How can we improve it without spending millions and raising tuition fee like we are doing now
- It's all on perception and attitude of teaching and learning
- It's simply impossible to please like millions of different people having different preferences and ideology