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LANCE OZIER, ESP Teacher




Major: Applied Mathematics; English

College: Georgia Institute of Technology; UNC-Chapel Hill

Year of Graduation: 1971

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

My day job is VP of Planning and Policy at WGBH, Boston's public broadcasting outlet and national production center, but I am passionate about music, poetry, and the history of science. I have a BS in Applied Mathematics from Georgia Tech and an MA in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I have taught at SPLASH since 1998, and HSSP since 1999.



Past Classes

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How to Read a Poem in SPLASHONWHEELS (2008)
Have you ever read a poem and wondered what the heck is going on? Or, to paraphrase the poet T. ...


The Sonnet in SPLASHONWHEELS (2008)
The sonnet is one of the oldest and most durable forms of poetry. It’s been used by great poets from ...


How Poetry Works in HSSP (2007)
Poems aren't like regular speech; at first glance, they are sometimes confusing and hard to understand. But if you know ...


Glorious Music in SPLASH (2007)
Sure, you've heard of Beethoven and Bach. We'll start there, but move quickly to some of the most glorious orchestral ...


How to Read a Poem in SPLASH (2007)
Have you ever read a poem and wondered what the heck is going on? Or, to paraphrase the poet T. ...


Origins of Modern Science from Copernicus to Newton in SPLASH (2007)
500 years ago, most people thought the Earth was the center of the universe and that there were only four ...


The Sonnet in SPLASH (2007)
The sonnet is one of the oldest and most durable forms of poetry. It’s been used by great poets from ...


The Sonnet in SPLASH (2007)
This class is a repeat of L-589. The sonnet is one of the oldest and most durable forms of poetry. ...


Dancing in Chains: Fixed Forms in Poetry, Part 1 in FIREHOSE (2006)
Some forms of poetry are defined by various boundary conditions, resulting in interesting interactions between form and content (e.g., have ...


Dancing in Chains: Fixed Forms in Poetry, Part 2 (The Sonnet) in FIREHOSE (2006)
This is Part 2 of a two-part course, but may be taken without taking Part 1 (see L-12 above). The ...


How Poetry Works in HSSP (2006)
Poems aren't like regular speech; at first glance, they are sometimes confusing and hard to understand. But if you know ...


The Origins of Modern Science from Copernicus to Newton in SPLASHONWHEELS (2006)
Only 400 years ago, most people thought the Earth was the center of the universe and that there were only ...


The Sonnet in SPLASHONWHEELS (2006)
The sonnet is one of the oldest and most durable forms of poetry. It’s been used by great poets from ...


Beyond the Sonnet: Other Fixed Forms in Poetry in SPLASH (2006)
Besides the sonnet, there are many other kinds of poems where the size and other aspects of the poem are ...


Glorious Music in SPLASH (2006)
Sure, you've heard of Beethoven and Bach. We'll start there, but move quickly to some of the most glorious classical ...


Origins of Modern Science from Copernicus to Newton in SPLASH (2006)
Only 400 years ago, most people thought the Earth was the center of the universe and that there were only ...


The Sonnet in SPLASH (2006)
The sonnet is one of the oldest and most durable forms of poetry. It


The Sonnet in SPLASH (2006)
The sonnet is one of the oldest and most durable forms of poetry. It


Glorious Music in SPLASH (2005)
Sure, you've heard of Beethoven and Bach. We'll start there, but move quickly to some of the most glorious classical ...


The Origins of Modern Science from Copernicus to Newton in SPLASH (2005)
Only 400 years ago, most people thought the Earth was the center of the universe and that there were only ...


The Sonnet in SPLASH (2005)
The sonnet is one of the oldest and most durable forms of poetry. It’s been used by great poets from ...


Glorious Music in SPLASH (2004)
Sure, you've heard of Beethoven and Bach. We'll start there, but move quickly to some of the most glorious classical ...


Origins of Modern Science in SPLASH (2004)
Only 400 years ago, most people thought the Earth was the center of the universe and that there were only ...


The Sonnet in SPLASH (2004)
The sonnet is one of the oldest and most durable forms of poetry. It’s been used by great poets from ...


Glorious Music in SPLASH (2003)
Sure, you've heard of Beethoven and Bach. We'll start there, but move quickly to some of the most glorious classical ...


Origins of Modern Science from Copernicus to Newton in SPLASH (2003)
Only 400 years ago, most people thought the Earth was the center of the universe and that there were only ...


The Sonnet in SPLASH (2003)
The sonnet is one of the oldest and most durable forms of poetry. It's been used by great poets from ...


Glorious Music in SPLASH (2002)
Sure, you've heard of Beethoven and Bach. We'll start there, but move quickly to some of the most glorious classical ...


Origins of Modern Science from Copernicus to Newton in SPLASH (2002)
Only 400 years ago, most people thought the Earth was the center of the universe and that there were only ...


The Sonnet in SPLASH (2002)
The sonnet is one of the oldest and most durable forms of poetry. It has been used by great poets ...


How Poetry Works in HSSP (2001)
Poems aren't like regular speech; at first glance, they are sometimes confusing and hard to understand. But if you know ...


How Poetry Works in HSSP (2000)
Poems aren't like regular speech; at first glance, they are sometimes confusing and hard to understand. But if you know ...


How Poetry Works in HSSP (1999)
<CENTER> "A poem is a small or large machine made of words." -William Carlos Williams </CENTER><P> Poems aren't like regular ...


How Poetry Works in SPLASH (1999)
Second half of L-03.1. See above for details. Prerequisite: L-03.1


How Poetry Works in SPLASH (1999)
Have you ever read a poem and had no idea what it was about? Did it seem like a lot ...


Reading Poetry from the Inside Out in SPLASH (1998)
Second half of L-05.1. See above for details.