# Putting lectures in their place with cautious optimism

Canonical page: https://dominiklukes.net/writing/2012-01-22-putting-lectures-in-their-place-with-cautious-optimism

The piece argues that lectures remain useful for information and motivation when they support rather than replace active learning.

Blog post · techczech.net · 22 January 2012

## Where it lives

- [Read it on techczech.net (techczech.net)](https://techczech.net/2012/01/22/putting-lectures-in-their-place-with-cautious-optimism/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 22 January 2012
- Published in: techczech.net
- Language: English

Topics: lectures, active-learning, teaching-practice, education-research.

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