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Hi All,
Here's a you tube link to Eric Mazur, a physicist that took a specific look at teaching and education.  Well worth a listen.  You can also find papers, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI


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On Sep 21, 2011, at 1:34 PM, William Trammell wrote:

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> I'm not sure what you mean by "eLearning by doing" and what you are looking
> for here.
> 
> Good teaching, like good teacher training, should involve demonstrations
> that make a point and serve as an introductory note to the material in the
> presentation. "Showing them some films" reminds me of Health classes in high
> school taught by our coaching staff.
> 
> A great reference source on the value of demonstrations in presenting
> material to students comes from Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri. His website -
> http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/ - can give you more ideas as well as ways to
> contact him and his associates. IF he/they do not have personally published
> studies, they should be able to point you toward them. Dr. Jerry Bell with
> the Wisconsin Institute for Science Literacy can also be found at this
> website. He, too, will have valuable input for you.
> Bill Trammell
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> Dear all,
> does any of you know of any published study showing superiority of Œlearning
> by doing¹ over lectures and demonstrations? I need to motivate why I want to
> have teachers doing experiments in my teacher training courses vs. giving
> them some lectures and/or showing films and could use some literature
> support.
> I¹m grateful for any tips!!!
> Luiza
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