E-tivity 5

I have several British and American colleagues who decided to send their children to study in the UK or in America even though it is much more expensive and it meant having their children far from them because they didn’t want to their children to study in Padua or in Italy. Do you think they made the right choice? What would you do?

E-tivity 5: Pros and Cons of studying in Padua

Purpose: To reflect on the what, in your experience, are the reasons why someone from outside of Padua should make the effort to come to study in Padua, or why they should not.

Task: Stop and think. What have you enjoyed about studying here in Padua, e.g. certain courses, professors, fellow students, etc.? What do you think this University has to offer students. What has been difficult for you, e.g. disorganization, certain courses, difficult professors, unfriendly people, etc.? In this e-tivity you should discuss the pros (advantages) and cons (disadvantages) of studying at university in Italy.
Please send a post to the course blog in which you explain what you think are the pros and cons of studying at the University of Padua. Consider academics, student life, costs, etc.

Respond: Read the other students’ replies. Find at least one pro and one con you disagree with (min. 2 disagreements). Send a comment to the blog posts you disagree with explaining why you disagree.

Feedback: This time it won’t be me or Lisa providing feedback. Upon completion of this e-tivity, I will ask two of you to make a summary of our pros and cons so keep up with the e-tivity, you never know if I might choose you ;-)

Timeline: Task - Wednesday, May 10 – Sunday, May 14 ; Respond – Monday, May 15 – Wednesday, May 17

Remember: Of course you also have the continuing task of updating the wiki, i.e. adding new contents and correcting current contents, and your blogs. :-)