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The Problem with Lecturing - 0 views

  • "I think what many students in their introductory physics courses do is they retain their intuitive notions," says Mazur. They memorize what the professor tells them and "parrot it back" on the exam but they never really connect what they are learning to what they already think about how the physical world works.
    • Rob Reynolds
       
      So in this model, there is really no learning going on, just memorization for a test, and if you have a good memory, a bit longer.  No new understanding, i.e. learning, is happening.
  • "I am what I am not because of my education but probably in spite of it," he says.
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Khan Academy, Bringing Creativity to Class Time (by Sal Khan) - 0 views

  • We played a variation of freeze tag where we changed the size of the playing field and the number of “freezers”.  Students predicted and observed how the dynamics of the game changed as more freezers were added and the threshold needed to freeze everyone.  They were quick to draw analogies to other areas of science.
    • Rob Reynolds
       
      now this sounds like a very interesting science class activity on many levels.  How many wolves would it actually take to over-run an area
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    make projects the primary mode of learning (as opposed to something that just complements lectures and exercises)
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Free Online Course Materials | MIT OpenCourseWare - 0 views

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    "Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds. Free lecture notes, exams, and videos from MIT. No registration required."
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The Electric Educator: Flip your classroom through reverse instruction - 0 views

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    For each unit I provided a lecture note outline that I required students to fill out.
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Justice with Michael Sandel - Home - 1 views

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    Michael Sandel's course on Justice available through opencourseware
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