Structuring peer interactions for massive scale learning with Chinmay Kulkarni
The Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) welcomed Assistant Professor Chinmay Kulkarni of Carnegie Mellon University on October 26, 2015 as part of its Scholar to Practitioner Speaker...
View ArticleDIY flipping kit: Blended learning in the context of Canvas
Awardees: Mae Klinger, Maria Flanagan, and Carolyn Wood (HKS)Summary: Awardees will create a “do it yourself” flipping kit to help faculty across the University develop blended learning materials using...
View ArticleUnderstanding the impact of using mechanistic concept mapping as a...
Awardee: Krisztina Fischer (HMS-BWH)Summary: Awardee will conduct a mixed-methods study in HMS course Homeostasis I.
View ArticleExtending active classroom activities to online students
Awardees: Greg Aimo and Rebecca Nesson (DCE)Summary: Awardees will develop methods for online students to participate in active learning exercises designed for the traditional classroom.
View ArticleTransforming team-learning teaching cases in public health for online...
Awardees: S. Bryn Austin (HMS-CH), Chris Dede (HGSE), Holly Gooding (HMS-CH)Summary: Awardees will transform STRIPED teaching cases for online delivery, consistent with digital learning research and...
View ArticleharvarDesign
Awardees: Carlyn James (GSD) and Tyler Samstag (HGSE)Summary: Awardees will build a community of practice around design thinking at Harvard with workshops, design fellow positions, and an online...
View ArticleCreating real-time connections in online courses
Awardees: Adrienne Phelps-Coco and Karina Lin (DCE)Summary: Awardees will evaluate types of interactivity between faculty and students and generate a resource guide of best practices to assist...
View ArticleHILT Spring 2016 Spark Grants announced
February 5, 2016HILT awarded six Spark Grants of $5 – 15K this spring. Awardees will:
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Setting up effective feedback loops: The role of assessment in course...
This post originally appears on the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning site as part of the ongoing Into Practice series.Logan McCarty, Director of Physical Sciences Education, and Louis Deslauriers,...
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Learning through literature: ‘Closer to life as it is really lived’
This post originally appears on the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning site as part of the ongoing Into Practice series.Sandra Sucher, MBA Class of 1966 Professor of Management Practice, teaches...
View Article2015 Conference
The Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) Annual Conference was held on Friday, September 25th at Batten Hall. 2015 Conference: Designing an assessment for learning.
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Multimedia assignments: A doable skill, a usable skill
This post originally appears on the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning site as part of the ongoing Into Practice series.Shigehisa (Hisa) Kuriyama, Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History...
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Research assignments: Teaching the production of knowledge
This post originally appears on the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning site as part of the ongoing Into Practice series.Ryan Enos, Associate Professor of Government, assigns an original research...
View ArticleLinking learning outcomes and topics across the undergraduate curriculum
The Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) welcomed guest speaker Karen Willcox, MIT Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics, and over 40 attendees to its Scholar to Practitioner...
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Primary sources: Teaching humanity in history
This post originally appears on the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning site as part of the ongoing Into Practice series.Catherine Brekus, Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in...
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Blended Learning: Using interactive online modules before class to enhance...
This post originally appears on the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning site as part of the ongoing Into Practice series.Dan Levy, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Faculty Chair of the...
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Late semester assignments: Recognizing merit through collaboration
This post originally appears on the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning site as part of the ongoing Into Practice series.Lani Guinier, Bennett Boskey Professor of Law, incorporates collaboration into...
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Museum collections: Using objects to teach the abstract
This post originally appears on the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning site as part of the ongoing Into Practice series.Racha Kirakosian, Assistant Professor of German and of Religion, selected...
View ArticleGraduate Writing Oasis
Awardee: Nancy Khalil (FAS)Summary: Awardee will offer a year-long Writing Oasis program, based on a successful pilot offering, to provide dedicated time and collaboration for graduate students in...
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