Spring 2015 Spark Grants announced by HILT

February 17, 2015

Congratulations to the Spring 2015 Spark Grant recipients! Awardees aim to:

Catalyze the scholarly development of the “videographic essay.” Pierre Bélanger (GSD)
Crowdsource a video repository of key concepts. Jacob Whitehill (CADM-HarvardX) and Margo Seltzer (SEAS)
Design a new method of teaching writing. Stuart Shieber (SEAS)
Explore the relationship between instructor performance and advice quality. David Levari and Dan Gilbert (FAS)
Prepare students to evaluate evidence. Stephanie Sasse (FAS), L. Todd Rose (HGSE), and Leah H. Somerville (FAS)
Prompt learners to generate their own questions. Jonathan Hausmann (HMS), Phil McGachey (CADM-HUIT), Sarah Schachman (College), Elliott Yates (CADM-HUIT), and Ziv Paz (HMS)