Talk by Eric Mazur: The Tyranny of the Lecture

Talk by Dr Eric Mazur: The Tyranny of the Lecture

  • 2 – 4 p.m.
  • Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Victoria Learning Theatre 182, 1961 East Mall

Most of the important skills in our life are acquired outside the traditional classroom setting. Yet we continue to teach using lectures where students passively take down information. Instead, we should shift the focus from teaching to helping students learn.