Prof Eric Mazur visits UP: interactive and innovative teaching in challenging environments from 29 May - 1 June 2012

Prof Eric Mazur

Prof Eric Mazur, the guru of Peer Instruction, is visiting the University of Pretoria on 30 May 2012. Academics from other universities are welcome to join us for the day. Prof Mazur is a well-known physics professor and teaching specialist from Harvard. His colleague and specialist in sustainable teaching innovation in Higher Education, Angelica Natera, will be accompanying him. This is their first visit to South Africa.

EDUVATE FORUM
Wednesday, 30 May 08:30–16:00
Interactive and innovative teaching in challenging environments
 
Workshops will focus on areas of interest such as:

• interactive teaching strategies – Peer Instruction, designing concept tests;
• promoting and sustaining teaching innovation;
• research and teaching – balancing research and teaching, inquiry-based learning.

CONTACT
Please contact Ronel Callaghan: ronel.callaghan@up.ac.za during March/ April 2012 for more information.

INFORMATION 

• Visit the Mazur group website for more information about their work: http://mazur.harvard.edu/.
• Watch the video ‘Confessions of a converted lecturer’ on YouTube to learn more about the teaching strategy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI.
• See the list of abstracts for available talks and workshops: http://mazur.harvard.edu/abstracts/.
• Peer Instruction network is a new community for current and potential users of Peer Instruction. To join the network, visit http://peerinstruction.net/