Flipping Higher Ed | FAQs with Eric Mazur and Robyn Brinks Lockwood

In this episode, we answer a question many professors ask about assigning pre-class homework and linking it to the active learning you will do during class time.

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Dr. Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, Member of the Faculty of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Past President of the Optical Society. Mazur is an internationally recognized educational innovator. In education, he is widely known for his work on Peer Instruction, an interactive teaching method aimed at engaging students in the classroom and beyond. In 2014 Mazur became the inaugural recipient of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education. He has received many awards for his work in physics and in education and has founded several successful companies. He has written extensively on education and is the author of Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual (Prentice Hall, 1997), a book that explains how to teach large lecture classes interactively.

Robyn Brinks Lockwood teaches courses in English listening, speaking, and writing for international graduate students at Stanford University. She is also the education coordinator of the American Language and Culture undergraduate summer program. She is an active member of the international TESOL organization, serves as the ad-hoc consultant for the Publishing Professional Council, and is a past chair of the Materials Writers Interest Section. She is a frequent presenter at TESOL regional and international conferences. Robyn has edited and written numerous textbooks, online courses, video programs, and teacher’s ancillaries for second-language writing, speaking, and listening English courses and TOEFL preparation. Her publications include those of University of Michigan Press, Macmillan Education, Cambridge University Press, Pearson, and McGraw-Hill.

Dr. Eric Mazur with Robyn Brinks Lockwood

In this episode, we answer a question many professors ask when they view lecture as the only effective way to teach their specific subject.

Follow on Twitter:  @eric_mazur  @bamradionetwork @Jonharper70bd #flipclass #flipclasschat #flippedlearning

Resources: Perusall Exchange | Three-Minute EdTalks 

Dr. Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, Member of the Faculty of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Past President of the Optical Society. Mazur is an internationally recognized educational innovator. In education, he is widely known for his work on Peer Instruction, an interactive teaching method aimed at engaging students in the classroom and beyond. In 2014 Mazur became the inaugural recipient of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education. He has received many awards for his work in physics and in education and has founded several successful companies. He has written extensively on education and is the author of Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual (Prentice Hall, 1997), a book that explains how to teach large lecture classes interactively.

Robyn Brinks Lockwood teaches courses in English listening, speaking, and writing for international graduate students at Stanford University. She is also the education coordinator of the American Language and Culture undergraduate summer program. She is an active member of the international TESOL organization, serves as the ad-hoc consultant for the Publishing Professional Council, and is a past chair of the Materials Writers Interest Section. She is a frequent presenter at TESOL regional and international conferences. Robyn has edited and written numerous textbooks, online courses, video programs, and teacher’s ancillaries for second-language writing, speaking, and listening English courses and TOEFL preparation. Her publications include those of University of Michigan Press, Macmillan Education, Cambridge University Press, Pearson, and McGraw-Hill.

In this episode, we talk about how (and why) the focus on tests, exams, and grades is at odds with the fundamental value of flipped instruction  - namely authentic learning. But more importantly, what can we do about it?

Follow on Twitter:  @eric_mazur  @bamradionetwork @Jonharper70bd #flipclass #flipclasschat #flippedlearning

Resources: Perusall Exchange | Three-Minute EdTalks 

Dr. Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, Member of the Faculty of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Past President of the Optical Society. Mazur is an internationally recognized educational innovator. In education, he is widely known for his work on Peer Instruction, an interactive teaching method aimed at engaging students in the classroom and beyond. In 2014 Mazur became the inaugural recipient of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education. He has received many awards for his work in physics and in education and has founded several successful companies. He has written extensively on education and is the author of Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual (Prentice Hall, 1997), a book that explains how to teach large lecture classes interactively.

Robyn Brinks Lockwood teaches courses in English listening, speaking, and writing for international graduate students at Stanford University. She is also the education coordinator of the American Language and Culture undergraduate summer program. She is an active member of the international TESOL organization, serves as the ad-hoc consultant for the Publishing Professional Council, and is a past chair of the Materials Writers Interest Section. She is a frequent presenter at TESOL regional and international conferences. Robyn has edited and written numerous textbooks, online courses, video programs, and teacher’s ancillaries for second-language writing, speaking, and listening English courses and TOEFL preparation. Her publications include those of University of Michigan Press, Macmillan Education, Cambridge University Press, Pearson, and McGraw-Hill.

In this episode, we talk about what many in higher education see as one of the biggest barriers to Flipped Learning -- flipping very large classes. How can we do it?

Follow on Twitter:  @eric_mazur  @bamradionetwork @Jonharper70bd #flipclass #flipclasschat #flippedlearning

Resources: Perusall Exchange | Three-Minute EdTalks 

Follow on Twitter: @eric_mazur @bamradionetwork @Jonharper70bd #flipclass #flipclasschat #flippedlearning

Resources: Perusall Exchange | Three-Minute EdTalks

Dr. Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, Member of the Faculty of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Past President of the Optical Society. Mazur is an internationally recognized educational innovator. In education, he is widely known for his work on Peer Instruction, an interactive teaching method aimed at engaging students in the classroom and beyond. In 2014 Mazur became the inaugural recipient of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education. He has received many awards for his work in physics and in education and has founded several successful companies. He has written extensively on education and is the author of Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual (Prentice Hall, 1997), a book that explains how to teach large lecture classes interactively.

Robyn Brinks Lockwood teaches courses in English listening, speaking, and writing for international graduate students at Stanford University. She is also the education coordinator of the American Language and Culture undergraduate summer program. She is an active member of the international TESOL organization, serves as the ad-hoc consultant for the Publishing Professional Council, and is a past chair of the Materials Writers Interest Section. She is a frequent presenter at TESOL regional and international conferences. Robyn has edited and written numerous textbooks, online courses, video programs, and teacher’s ancillaries for second-language writing, speaking, and listening English courses and TOEFL preparation. Her publications include those of University of Michigan Press, Macmillan Education, Cambridge University Press, Pearson, and McGraw-Hill.

In this episode, we look at why students have to be taught how to succeed in a flipped classroom and offer an exercise to help students (and professors) quickly understand why.

Follow on Twitter:  @eric_mazur  @bamradionetwork @Jonharper70bd #flipclass #flipclasschat #flippedlearning

Resources: Perusall Exchange | Three-Minute EdTalks 

Dr. Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, Member of the Faculty of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Past President of the Optical Society. Mazur is an internationally recognized educational innovator. In education, he is widely known for his work on Peer Instruction, an interactive teaching method aimed at engaging students in the classroom and beyond. In 2014 Mazur became the inaugural recipient of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education. He has received many awards for his work in physics and in education and has founded several successful companies. He has written extensively on education and is the author of Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual (Prentice Hall, 1997), a book that explains how to teach large lecture classes interactively.

Robyn Brinks Lockwood teaches courses in English listening, speaking, and writing for international graduate students at Stanford University. She is also the education coordinator of the American Language and Culture undergraduate summer program. She is an active member of the international TESOL organization, serves as the ad-hoc consultant for the Publishing Professional Council, and is a past chair of the Materials Writers Interest Section. She is a frequent presenter at TESOL regional and international conferences. Robyn has edited and written numerous textbooks, online courses, video programs, and teacher’s ancillaries for second-language writing, speaking, and listening English courses and TOEFL preparation. Her publications include those of University of Michigan Press, Macmillan Education, Cambridge University Press, Pearson, and McGraw-Hill.

In this episode, we examine reports that some students who do very well in traditional lecture-based courses struggle to learn and thrive in flipped courses. Is this true and if so, why?

Follow on Twitter:  @eric_mazur  @bamradionetwork @Jonharper70bd #flipclass #flipclasschat #flippedlearning

Resources: Perusall Exchange | Three-Minute EdTalks 

Dr. Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, Member of the Faculty of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Past President of the Optical Society. Mazur is an internationally recognized educational innovator. In education, he is widely known for his work on Peer Instruction, an interactive teaching method aimed at engaging students in the classroom and beyond. In 2014 Mazur became the inaugural recipient of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education. He has received many awards for his work in physics and in education and has founded several successful companies. He has written extensively on education and is the author of Peer Instruction: A User's Manual (Prentice Hall, 1997), a book that explains how to teach large lecture classes interactively. Robyn Brinks Lockwood teaches courses in English listening, speaking, and writing for international graduate students at Stanford University. She is also the education coordinator of the American Language and Culture undergraduate summer program. She is an active member of the international TESOL organization, serves as the ad-hoc consultant for the Publishing Professional Council, and is a past chair of the Materials Writers Interest Section. She is a frequent presenter at TESOL regional and international conferences. Robyn has edited and written numerous textbooks, online courses, video programs, and teacher’s ancillaries for second-language writing, speaking, and listening English courses and TOEFL preparation. Her publications include those of University of Michigan Press, Macmillan Education, Cambridge University Press, Pearson, and McGraw-Hill.