I would like to make two points about this discussion.
Firstly - the point about lecturers not providing handouts because students
then do not turn up for lectures.
If it is the case that the handouts are exactly what is provided during the
lecture, not uncommon, unfortunately I have heard students complain that the
lecturer just reads the notes, then I cannot blame the students for not
turning up, the lecture should add something to the notes so that attendance
is beneficial maybe making the lecture more interactive would help.
Secondly if the lectures were genuinely interactive so that the lecturer
does not know in advance where they will be at any one time, then there is a
case for not preparing too much in advance - unless there is a published
syllabus that must be gone through. In that case the lecturer knows exactly
what is required so has no excuse for handouts not in advance. One strategy
I personally make use of is that I provide the whole module lectures in
advance, then I can stop where I want or go ahead of what I traditionally
would expect, knowing that everyone has the notes anyway. If there is a
published syllabus it must be covered and the lecturer knows at the
beginning of the module what is required.
Basically I am saying there is no excuse for not providing lectures in
advance.
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