#  Dudley Herschbach Teacher/Scientist Lecture 2019 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **December 11, 2019** 

 04:00PM - 04:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Pfizer Lecture Room B23, Mallinckrodt Chemistry Lab,12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138**  



 

 



 

   ![Mohamed Noor](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/shadowbok/files/noor1.jpg?itok=yHGeaLqb) 

 

###  ***Engaging our Students in Science via Flipped Classes, Science Fiction, and MOOCs***

 **Mohamed Noor  
Dean of Natural Sciences and Professor of Biology, Duke University**

 Professor Noor will share stories of his ongoing efforts to improve student learning and engagement in science classes. After years of teaching a large introductory lecture course in biology, he created a MOOC that has reached a broad audience of learners and that also enabled him to flip his classroom. Noor will reflect on his experience of introducing extensive active learning into a lecture course, and his observations of how a flipped classroom benefited students from diverse backgrounds.

 To make biology more accessible to introductory-level students, Noor has begun to use science-fiction television and movies as case-studies for learning biological principles. Along these lines, he recently published, “Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds.” Noor will relate his experience using this book as the textbook for a non-majors biology course for first-year students, and will discuss the benefits of drawing on popular culture to increase student interest and understanding.

 [The Herschbach teacher/scientist lecture series](/herschbach-lecture) recognizes scholars who excel both as scientists and as educators. The lecture series honors emeritus professor Dudley Herschbach, a Nobel-prize winning chemist and a devoted educator and is hosted by the Derek Bok Center for Teaching & Learning.

 Additionally, Dr. Noor will discuss his scientific research at a [Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology seminar](https://oeb.harvard.edu/event/dudley-herschbach-seminar) on Thursday, December 12.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Faculty ](/audience/faculty)
- [ Graduate Students ](/audience/graduate-students)
- [ Undergraduates ](/audience/undergraduates)
- [ General Public ](/audience/general-public)
 
 

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