Tag: Pedagogy
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Science & Tech
Where students own their education
The class Applied Physics 50 is grounded in a teaching philosophy that banishes lectures and encourages hands-on exploration, presenting a collection of best practices gleaned from decades of teaching experience and studious visits to college physics classrooms nationwide.
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Nation & World
Focus on teaching, learning
The essentials of good teaching and learning took the stage at the second annual Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference.
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Nation & World
Coaching tips from Gawande
“The biggest factor in determining how much students learn isn’t class size or standardized testing, but the quality of their teachers,” said Atul Gawande in a Harvard Graduate School of Education talk on ways teaching can be improved through coaching.