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Teaching: Why an Active-Learning Evangelist Is Sold on Online Teaching<\/strong><\/a> — from chronicle.com by Beth McMurtrie<\/p>\n

Excerpts:<\/em><\/p>\n

Now, says Mazur, the results are in and he\u2019s convinced: online teaching is better. Not in all circumstances, to be sure. But in his applied-physics courses, students showed larger learning gains and felt more supported than students had in in-person classes. In fact, they appear to have learned so much more effectively in this new format that he wonders if it\u2019s \u201calmost unethical,\u201d to return to the classroom this fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have never been able to offer a course of the quality that I’m offering now,\u201d he says. \u201cI am convinced that there is no way I could do anything close to what I’m doing in person. Online teaching is better than in person.\u201d<\/p>\n

One benefit of this setup, says Mazur, is that students go at their own pace. He has thought a lot about how classroom-based work, even when it is student-led, is hostage to the clock and the instructor. Not every group works at the same pace, yet everyone has to wait until others are ready, or rush ahead when they fall behind. When groups set their own pace, it gives them the space to work through problems or get help as needed. The value of self-paced learning is also evident outside of class, says Mazur, who built more asynchronous work into his online course.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have never seen students work this hard for my course,\u201d he says. \u201cNever. And so consistently.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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But he\u2019s so convinced of how valuable this model is that he asked Harvard to allow him to keep teaching online this fall.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also relevant\/see:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n