#  Eric Mazur 

 



##  Eric Mazur 

**Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Area Dean of Applied Physics**  
**Harvard Graduate School of Education**

Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University and also a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Mazur is known for his decades of innovation within science undergraduate teaching, particularly for his use of peer instruction as an alternative to lecture-driven classes. His featured course, *AP50: Physics as a Foundation for Science and Engineering*, is a one-year, team- and project-based introduction to physics. In the course, Mazur assigns students to small groups and challenges them to solve real-life problems using physics concepts.



 

 

 

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  [### Creating Assessments with Individual and Collaborative Components

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   ![Close up of two students in front of computers at a small round table discussing](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/mz_013.jpg?itok=ZFRh4fqX) 

 



 

 

   [### Designing Authentic Projects

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   ![Close up of project fair project--can with wires attached](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/mz_003.jpg?itok=ezTduSO9) 

 



 

 

   [### Designing Project Teams that Work

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   ![Medium close up of Teaching Assistant leaning over the computer of a student in a classroom full of students](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/mz_004.jpg?itok=pyB9C5mC) 

 



 

 

   [### Devaluing the Right Answer

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   ![Faculty and student up at white board; student writing](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/mz_009.jpg?itok=2zQN9wNn) 

 



 

 

   [### Presenting Projects Publicly as Summative Assessment

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   ![Group of students standing over project fair creation--aluminum can with wires](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/mz_017.jpg?itok=RYGS11_t) 

 



 

 

   [### Tracking the Learning Process Using Design Notebooks

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   ![Close up of a Design Notebook page and a diagram of the Design Process](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/mz_015.jpg?itok=dJdYdf1C) 

 



 

 

   [### Using Peer Instruction to Improve Student Learning

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   ![Close up of 2 students listening to other students in small group](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/mz_012.jpg?itok=nEDVPDVn) 

 



 

 

   [### Using Project-Based Learning to Engage Students

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   ![Classroom of students working at small round tables on computers.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/mz_001.jpg?itok=aGd3ciiE) 

 



 

 

   [### Using Team Contracts and Peer Feedback to Foster Team Building

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   ![Small group of students working at a round table with computers](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/mz_005.jpg?itok=nOafaW0s) 

 



 

 

   [### Using Team-Based Learning to Prepare Students for the Real World

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   ![Close up of two students in discussion and working on computers](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/mz_002.jpg?itok=aOeWG-GR) 

 



 

 

  

 

 

 

 

## Full Class Session

Watch the full class session featured in this instructor’s move videos to observe and reflect on teaching practices as they unfold. Click below to find a breakdown of all the class activities, with accompanying timestamps and descriptions. The video is also chaptered according to featured instructional moves, allowing you to see how these vignettes fit into the larger context of the session.

[Class Activity Breakdown](/file_url/835)



 



 

 

 



 

 

 

##  Course Documents 

 



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 [### AP50 Syllabus

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 [### AP50 Student Handout

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 [### AP50 Visitor Packet

 ](/resource/ap50visitorpacketpdf)