Is it time to rethink the way university lectures are delivered?

From Research Digest (source: Marginal Revolution)

A more interactive, discussion- and quiz-based style of university teaching brings dramatic benefits to science learning, according to a new study. The interactive approach takes its inspiration from psychologist Anders Ericsson's theory of "deliberate practice", a highly motivated and thorough form of learning.

We probably knew this but the experimental approach is novel.