Changes in the Department

The place where a student gets education is really important. Because this place may make him/her to learn in an attractive way and make him/her to have more fun than usual. And so, this place should be comfortable, acquire technological devices and easy to reach. If I could change three important things about our department; I would change the classrooms, make the transportation the department easier and decorate the classrooms with more technological devices.

First of all, I would change the sitting plan in the classrooms. I would certainly make them amphitheaters. Thus, the rooms would be more systematic and cleaner. Because the seats would be from the top to the bottom, the people on the back could understand the lecture easier. They could see the blackboard and the teacher clearer. And this will lead to more accomplish I think. The second thing is the technological devices that we have. Every device that we have in the classrooms has a mistake. This leads to some problems during the lessons. We change the classroom or the teacher tries to fix it and this steals from our lecture time. This irritates the teacher also. For this reasons, if I had the chance I would develop the technologic systems in the classrooms. The last thing I would change will be the transportation to our department. When we have lectures afternoon, we have difficulties to return to our homes or dormitories because there are no busses after 5 o’clock and the lecture finishes at half past 5. For those whose houses are far, it becomes a hard problem. So, if I had the chance I would put busses especially for the department between the hours 5.30-5.45.

Consequently, if we change those things in our department, in my opinion, it would be more enjoyable and comfortable to attend the lectures.

Technology in Classes

In today’s world technology has a huge effect in daily life. Technology is being used in homes, offices, factories, restaurants and cafés and in lots of places. And lately it is being used in lectures. If I were asked about a lecture that has two sections; in one of them technology is being used and the other not I would prefer the first one. Because technology makes things easier and it is useful.

A lecture that being attended in a computer lab is more effective and attractive than another lecture. Technological devices and internet contribute the class in a positive way. First of all, we can save from our time. For instance; when we are asked to write an essay during the lesson, if each student has a computer, we can write it quicker or google the subject and collect informations about it. Thus, we can save from our time. If we were writing it with a pen and a paper we would have difficulties and spend more time on it. Secondly; if the teacher uses technology very often that means we can reach the lecture notes online and this means we can study the lecture easier. Any time we want, we can go online and see the notes and study. This also makes the learning attractive. We could not have this chance in a normal class.

Those I mentioned, doesn’t mean that a normal class is not effective. It also has its own features that you can’t see in a lab class. First of all, you will always have an eye-contact with the teacher. In a lab class you don’t have this because you are supposed to look in the monitor. I think eye-contact is efficient in learning. Secondly; if you are in a normal class, it is harder to have a concentration break. Because you can only focus on your papers or on the teacher. But if you have a lab class, you can search for or spend your time to irrelevant things during the lecture. And this may lead you to miss the lecture.

In conclusion, both of them have their own features and with an experienced teacher, both of them are an effective way to teach. But if I was asked, I would choose a lab class.