> ... given a maze and a cheese, any route to the cheese more efficient than the one the teacher suggests is morally suspect.
Somewhat off-topic: The peer-instruction (PI) movement just launched an online community [1]. This semester I've started using a variation on PI in the law-school course I teach (advanced contract drafting and -review). It seems to be working well, and the students really like it.
"The PI technique relies on the power of the 'flipped classroom.' Information transfer (i.e., a teacher transferring knowledge to students) takes place in advance, typically through online lectures. In short, students study before rather than after class. ¶ As a result, the classroom becomes a place for active learning, questions, and discussion. Instructors spend their time addressing students' difficulties rather than lecturing. ¶
While originally developed for Mazur's introductory physics courses, PI is now used across multiple disciplines, from the sciences to the humanities."
Of course, this all presupposes that the students will actually do the reading in advance, which is not always a given with 3Ls ....
Somewhat off-topic: The peer-instruction (PI) movement just launched an online community [1]. This semester I've started using a variation on PI in the law-school course I teach (advanced contract drafting and -review). It seems to be working well, and the students really like it.
"The PI technique relies on the power of the 'flipped classroom.' Information transfer (i.e., a teacher transferring knowledge to students) takes place in advance, typically through online lectures. In short, students study before rather than after class. ¶ As a result, the classroom becomes a place for active learning, questions, and discussion. Instructors spend their time addressing students' difficulties rather than lecturing. ¶ While originally developed for Mazur's introductory physics courses, PI is now used across multiple disciplines, from the sciences to the humanities."
Of course, this all presupposes that the students will actually do the reading in advance, which is not always a given with 3Ls ....
[1] http://www.seas.harvard.edu/news-events/press-releases/peer-...