Word: mazur
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Eric M. Mazur, McKay professor of applied physics and the instructor of Physics 11a, "Mechanics," says his page caused so much traffic on the Digitas server last year that he decided to move...
...That's] a lot more than I thought!" Mazur says in an e-mail message...
...McKay Professor of Applied Physics Eric Mazur's Physics 11 classroom, students work problems at their desks during lecture like in any other physics class...
...instead of simply continuing with the lecture when a problem is done, Mazur asks students to key in their answers on hand-held consoles at their seats. If there is a wide range in the answers, he asks them to consult among themselves and try again. After a few minutes, the responses tend to zero in on the right answer...
...Mazur is not the only professor who is finding innovative ways to use technology in teaching. Throughout the University, from the Design School to the Business School, information technology is helping professors better teach their students...