Real-Time Re-Engineering of TeachingMuhammad H. ZamanBME, Boston University

zaman@bu.eduhttp://www.bu.edu/zaman

http://www.bu.edu/leedTwitter: @mhzaman

Outline

• History and Vision

• Mechanics and Practice

• Outcomes and Data

• Challenges

History

Vision

• Reaching out to students

• Critique on my teaching and delivery

• Learning disabilities

• General understanding

Mechanics

• Once a month

• End of class, on paper, anonymous

• Comments back to students by the same night via email and changes by next lecture

• Numerical scores and written comments

• Starting evaluation # 2, asking about previous changes.

First Round, Fall 2006

Spring 2012

Challenges

• Contradictory Feedback

• Impact on learning

• Course content challenges