Goals of the Musicological Classroom in Higher Education

I've decided to start this thread to ask two questions:

What are some of the goals of the Musicological Classroom within higher education (e.g., universities) in the 20th and 21st century ?

As a lecturer, how do you turn these goals into classroom activities and assessments?

These questions are linked with my research on teaching practices in higher education.

You are free to login and respond if you are a musicologist, music educator, or student. To reiterate, sometimes, I feel that the musicology community can often feel quite guarded about their responses but you should feel free to be open and comment here in dialogue with others.