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September 30, 2009

Confessions of a Converted Lecturer

Lecture: Confessions of a Converted Lecturer
Wed, Nov. 11, 2009, 6-7 p.m. LHV (Engineering Bldg.)

Eric Mazur
Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University. An internationally recognized scientist and researcher, he leads a vigorous research program in optical physics and supervises one of the the largest research groups in the Physics Department at Harvard University.

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 and how it has improved my students' performance significantly.

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Posted by Debra Arnold on September 30, 2009 11:04 AM |

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