Confessions of a Converted Lecturer
Event details
| Date | 19.10.2012 |
| Hour | 11:00 › 12:30 |
| Speaker |
Prof. Eric Mazur, Harvard University. Dr. Mazur's peer instruction teaching method has developed a large following, both nationally and internationally, and has been adopted across many science disciplines. Mazur is Chief Academic Advisor for Turning Technologies, a company developing interactive response systems for the education market and for this conference he will use clicker technology. |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
"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."
Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University and Area Dean of Applied Physics. 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.
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."
Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University and Area Dean of Applied Physics. 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.
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- General public
- Registration required
Organizer
- Université de Lausanne, Haute Ecole Spécialise de Suisse Occidental and the Swiss Faculty Development Workshop
Contact
- Ingrid Le Duc - CRAFT