Peer Instruction
http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/149.html

Eric Mazur, The Stanford Learning Lab


This website features a brief introduction to "Peer Instruction," a teaching technique pioneered by Eric Mazur in his introductory physics course at Harvard. Students answer qualitative questions on concepts, and then try to explain their thinking to their peers. This procedure results in better understanding of the lecture material.




Subject: Education
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/SummaryKeyword: interactive lectures