At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard - NYTimes.com - The Diigo Meta page

• 15 Jan 09
  

  Sarah Horrigan

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• 14 Jan 09
  

  Ryan Bretag

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• 13 Jan 09
  

  Christy Tucker

  Success story of getting rid of lectures in favor of more active learning for science courses at MIT

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  • The physics department has replaced the traditional large introductory lecture with smaller classes that emphasize hands-on, interactive, collaborative learning. Last fall, after years of experimentation and debate and resistance from students, who initially petitioned against it, the department made the change permanent. Already, attendance is up and the failure rate has dropped by more than 50 percent.
  • “Just as you can’t become a marathon runner by watching marathons on TV,” Professor Mazur said, “likewise for science, you have to go through the thought processes of doing science and not just watch your instructor do it.”

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