Editing Lecture (section)

===Disadvantages===
There has been much debate as to whether or not lecturing actually improves student learning in the classroom.  Commonly cited disadvantages of lecture include: placing students in a passive (rather than an active) role, encouraging one-way communication, requiring significant out-of-class time for students to engage with the material, and requiring the speaker to possess effective speaking skills.<ref name=cirtl>{{cite web|title=Lecturing: Advantages and Disadvantages of the Traditional Lecture Method|url=http://www.cirtl.net/node/2570|publisher=CIRTL Network|access-date=11 March 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311181116/http://www.cirtl.net/node/2570|archive-date=11 March 2014}}</ref>

The criticisms of lectures are often summarized by a quote generally misattributed<ref name=notes2notes/> to [[Mark Twain]]:
{{blockquote|College is a place where a professor’s lecture notes go straight to the students’ lecture notes, without passing through the brains of either.<ref name=notes2notes>{{cite web|title=The Professor's Lecture Notes Go Straight to the Students' Lecture Notes|url=http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/08/17/lecture-minds/|work=Quote Investigator|date=17 August 2012 |access-date=April 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502201823/http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/08/17/lecture-minds/|archive-date=May 2, 2013}}. This source suggests that [[Edwin Slosson]] is more likely the original writer.</ref>}}