Don't lecture me: how students learn (an article on MindShift.kqed.com)

Interesting piece about current teaching and learning theory.   Here's how it begins:-

 

"Don’t Lecture Me: Rethinking How College Students Learn

"At the star-studded Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching (HILT) event earlier this month, where professors gathered to discuss innovative strategies for learning and teaching, Harvard’s professor Eric Mazur gave a talk on the benefits of practicing peer instruction in class, rather than the traditional lecture. The idea is getting traction. Here’s more about the practice [...]" 

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February 20, 2012  - article by  Emily Hanford, American RadioWorks