S. Town Stephenson Distinguished Lecture
About the event
Dr. Eric Mazur
Balkanski Professor of Physics & Applied Physics, Harvard University
“Confessions of a Converted Lecturer”
I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Who was to blame? The students? The material? I will explain how I came to the agonizing conclusion that the culprit was neither of these. It was my teaching that caused students to fail! I will show how I have adjusted my approach to teaching from passive lecturing to active engagement in the classroom and how it has improved my students’ performance significantly.
Friday, March 25, 2016 • Noon
Abelson Hall, Room 201