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2: Does Peer Instruction Actually Work?

Harvard physics Professor Eric Mazur developed Peer Instruction in the early 90s, after noticing that many of his students weren't deeply understanding concepts despite performing well on traditional exams. He wanted to explore the nuts and bolts of that discrepancy. In this episode, I talk about…

Grading What Matters: Rethinking Student Learning and Assessment | Marc Aronson

Send us Fan Mail Imagine a school where grades reward collaboration, character, and genuine mastery—not just memorization and speed. In this episode, Dean of Academics Marc Aronson shares how his school, Cheshire Academy,  rethought assessment through Grading What Matters, a framework focused on au…

From Science to Sonar: LT(N) Eric Mazur's Journey in Naval Warfare

This episode of the EdUp Canada Podcast, Sea of Opportunities, features an insightful discussion with Lieutenant Eric Mazur of the Royal Canadian Navy. Hosted by Michael Sangster, they explore Eric's military background, his role as an underwater warfare officer, life in the Navy, and the Naval Exp…

Finding Your Fizz: Rediscovering Joy in Online Teaching

What does it take to truly thrive as an online instructor — and why does it matter so much for students? In this episode, Eric Mazur sits down with Flower Darby, Associate Director of the Teaching for Learning Center at the University of Missouri and author of the recently published book, The Joyfu…

The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching: Live from Perusall Exchange 2026

How do we teach and assess in a world where AI can do so much of the work for us? In this special live recording from the Perusall Exchange 2026, Eric Mazur sits down with the three authors of the highly anticipated The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching (W.W. Norton, Summer 2026): Annette Vee, Asso…

Why Do We Teach Math No One Uses?

In this episode of Social Learning Amplified, host Eric Mazur is joined by Ted Dintersmith, author of the newly released Aftermath: The Life-Changing Math That All Schools Must Teach, to make the case that math is the last great frontier of school reform — and why AI is forcing that reckoning to ha…

How to Fix Educational Inequity, One Classroom at a Time

In this episode of Social Learning Amplified, host Eric Mazur talks with David Gooblar, associate professor of English and director of General Education Literature at the University of Iowa, about his latest book, One Classroom at a Time. David takes us through how his research exposed a gap betwee…

What If Grades Are Lying to Us? Rethinking Learning as Observable Behavior

In this episode of Social Learning Amplified, host Eric Mazur sits down with Dr. Jarek Janio, ESL assistant professor and faculty coordinator at Santa Ana College and founder of the Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Symposium, to unpack the case for treating learning as observable competency rather t…

If Nothing's Going Wrong, You're Not Really Teaching

Teaching is unpredictable — so why do we pretend it isn't? In this episode of the Social Learning Amplified podcast, Eric Mazur sits down with Jessamyn Neuhaus, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University, to talk about…

182. Leo Clark, Financial Markets Specialist & Sometime Outside Adventurer

Show Notes: Leo Clark participated in the Jean Monnet Program at Ecole Polytechnique in Paris following his graduation from Harvard. The fellowship was a work-study travel program focused on the European Union that included seminars and internships. He completed an internship within the operation…