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Although some professors at Harvard may long ago have forgotten what it is like to be a student, Assistant Professor of Music Harris S. Saunders recently volunteered to return to school.
Saunders, who this year began teaching Music 1, "Introduction to Western Art Music," recently asked his students and members of the Danforth Center for Teaching and Learning to evaluate his lecture presentation and style. The Center is a University-run office that counsels members of the Faculty of Arts and...
Danforth Center members last week video-taped one of Saunders' lectures and helped him prepare an evaluation questionaire that he distributed to students. In the weeks ahead, Saunders and the staff of the center will analyze the results of the survey and study the tape in order to recommend changes...
"This is something that I had meant to do since I arrived at Harvard three years ago," said Saunders. "At the University of Washington I had done it once before, and it proved to be very beneficial," he said.
Students and section leaders agreed yesterday that the survey showed Saunders' commitment to high-quality teaching and his willingness to listen to student opinions.