Excellence in Teaching
Channel: MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Date: 2016-03-11

What separates a good teacher from a great one? How are digital technologies challenging traditional teaching methods? And are there distinctions between top-notch science instructors and their counterparts in humanities or social science? Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, Weisskopf Professor of Physics Alan Guth and MIT biology professor Hazel Sive—all honored teachers—explored these issues with Literature professor and Communications Forum director emeritus David Thorburn.