HILT Conference 2016: Interactivity

HILT’s fifth Annual Conference was held on Friday, September 30th in Wasserstein Hall. The event showcased varied interactive instructional approaches and considerations for Harvard in an evolving education landscape. Event materials, video recordings, and resources.

Event Program

8:30am Breakfast and registration

9:10am Welcome remarks from Drew Faust, President, Harvard University

9:30am Why Interactivity? Preparing Today's Students for 2040

• Jack Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University; Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• Rebecca Winthrop, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution

Introduction by: Erin Driver-Linn, Director, Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching; Associate Provost for Institutional Research

10:45am Ideas for Improving Teaching and Learning Practices (Breakout Sessions)

• Case Teaching as Practiced Across Disciplines and Professions at Harvard
• How Can Research Advance Learning?
• Creative Approaches and Nudges for Educational Development
• Student-led Learning: How and Why
• Small-scale Teaching Innovations
• Slowing Down Learning and the Benefits of Frustration

12:15pm Opportunities for Improving Teaching and Learning at Harvard

• Alan Garber (moderator), Provost, Harvard University; Mallinckrodt Professor of Health Care Policy (HMS); Professor of Economics (FAS)
• Danielle Allen, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics (FAS); Professor of Government (FAS); Professor of Education (HGSE)
• Ned Hall, Norman E. Vuilleumier Professor of Philosophy (FAS)

Introduction by: Peter Bol, Vice Provost for Advances in Learning; Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations (FAS)

1:30pm Closing