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In Praise of Lectures (2004) [pdf]
- Nzen 11y agotl;dr lighthearted sociological exploration of lectures in university
- ColinWright 11y agoKörner is an amazing lecturer, and I was amazingly lucky to attend a course given by him. He explains things well, giving a great sense of what's going on, while still giving enough milestones to let you reconstruct the details. With enough work. He's also an amazingly nice man.
- Smaug123 11y agoHe basically taught me how to do mathematics: how a mathematician thinks about problems in a way that lets them get closer to solving one.
- theaeolist 11y ago"I have often thought that the technology of the TV game-show should be adapted to the lecture theatre. Each seat would have a concealed button which the auditors could press when they wanted the lecturer to slow down. " Is there a mobile app that can do that easily?
- Smaug123 11y agoI'd personally be wary of incentivising students to have their phones out during a lecture. The amount of concentration required is high enough without the extra distraction.