BLC (Building Learning Communities) '11 started with Dr. Eric Mazur's talk: "The Tyranny of The Lecture". You can see his talk now live at: http://is.gd/mjObSb Several sessions will be streamed live each day. Join if you can. Mike and I will have both our live sessions streamed. We hope you can join and join the back channel from anywhere in the world http://todaysmeet.com/BLC11StudentLegacy
Dr. Mazur spoke about getting away from what he calls "the tyranny of the lecture". Very interesting discussion from a college professor who has revolutionized the way in which he approaches teaching at the university level. "Go from being the sage on stage to the guy on the side".
Dr. Mazur: "We all want our students to stand on our shoulders [and] solve the problems that have not been solved before". This keynote really addresses what Garth and I have talked about in the past; connecting learning with the "real-world". Dr. Mazur wants students' lives to reflect the learning process and take the experiences of life with them everywhere to become successful people. Dr. Mazur also spoke about notes and reading happening outside of the classroom...basically flip-teaching started 20 years ago. Check out our blog posts about using Computer-Side chats with students.
Dr. Mazur spoke about getting away from what he calls "the tyranny of the lecture". Very interesting discussion from a college professor who has revolutionized the way in which he approaches teaching at the university level. "Go from being the sage on stage to the guy on the side".
Dr. Mazur: "We all want our students to stand on our shoulders [and] solve the problems that have not been solved before". This keynote really addresses what Garth and I have talked about in the past; connecting learning with the "real-world". Dr. Mazur wants students' lives to reflect the learning process and take the experiences of life with them everywhere to become successful people. Dr. Mazur also spoke about notes and reading happening outside of the classroom...basically flip-teaching started 20 years ago. Check out our blog posts about using Computer-Side chats with students.
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