Posted February 29, 2008
Free Public Lecture by Dr. Eric Mazur
When:
Monday, March 10 , 2008 4:00 p.m.
Where: 100 Wolf Hall Auditorium
Education is more than just transfer of information, yet that is what is mostly done in large introductory courses -- instructors present material and for students the main purpose of lectures is to take down as many notes as they can. Few students have the ability, motivation, and discipline to synthesize all the information delivered to them. Yet synthesis is perhaps the most important -- and most elusive -- aspect of education. Dr. Mazur will show how shifting the focus in lectures from delivering information to synthesizing information greatly improves the learning that takes place in the classroom. For more information, contact Deborah Allen.
Posted February 1, 2008 How can more media be incorporated into teaching? What films and videos are available for class reviewing? How can videos be checked out? These and other questions will be answered at UD Library instructional media workshops from 9-10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, and from 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Instructional Media Department of the Morris Library.
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February 2008 News