The physics folks have, for a long time, been at the forefront of educational assessment. They have made great in-roads and I often read the physics education literature to know where I want to go with psych education. We can all take a lesson from them.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:11:58 -0500 >From: "Christopher D. Green" <[email protected]> >Subject: [tips] At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard >- NYTimes.com >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > Perhaps this is something that large psychology > departments should consider as well. Of course, it > would take money. > > "The [MIT] physics department has replaced the > traditional large introductory lecture with smaller > classes that emphasize hands-on, interactive, > collaborative learning.... M.I.T. is not alone. > Other universities are changing their ways, among > them Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, North > Carolina State University, the University of > Maryland, the University of Colorado at Boulder and > Harvard. In these institutions, physicists have been > pioneering teaching methods drawn from research > showing that most students learn fundamental > concepts more successfully, and are better able to > apply them, through interactive, collaborative, > student-centered learning." > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/us/13physics.html?_r=2 > > Chris > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [email protected] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > ========================== > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
