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Putting Structure to Flipped Classrooms Using Team-Based Learning

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Jakobsen and Knetemann (2017) article “Putting Structure to Flipped Classrooms Using Team-Based Learning” shows how the approach can be used in a flipped or blended classroom.

A Virtual Analysis: Pilot study Put Blended-format Courses to the Test

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Harvard Gazette By Michael Patrick Rutter, Harvard Correspondent A new analysis of four blended-format courses taught last fall offers practical guidance for faculty members interested in fresh pedagogical approaches. The pilot study led by the Bok Center...

Blended MPH in epidemiology

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The Harvard Chan School of Public Health’s blended MPH in epidemiology includes a self-designed field learning experience where students address community issues such as patient care, occupational health, and public policy.

Research: Learning in the Making: A Comparative Case Study of Three Makerspaces

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A comparative case study of three diverse makerspaces (defined as informal sites for creative production) surfaced key themes in practices and the kinds of learning they support. Makerspaces are multidisciplinary in both approach and the work produced...

Blended learning: Lessons from recent experiments and how-to (HILT)

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Teaching teams shared lessons learned from their blended courses at the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) 2014 Conference.

‘Blended’ online, on-campus master’s program in epidemiology offers maximum flexibility

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The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health master of public health (MPH) program, the first blended program offered at a Harvard professional school, enrolled its first cohort in June 2015.

Research: The Shift to Digital Learning: 10 Benefits

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The use of digital and blended learning techniques enables instructors to construct more personalized, competency-based, expanded, and engaging learning opportunities.

Statistics Online Modules

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This site is designed to show some of the ways in which we have used Canvas and other tools to enable blended learning in a course at the Harvard Kennedy School: Professor Dan Levy's API-209 Advanced Quantitative Methods I course.

Digital Scholarship at Harvard University

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Drop in during Digital Scholarship Support Group Office Hours with questions. DSSG members will suggest tools and approaches and connect you with relevant resources, organizations, and researchers.

Research: The Transformative Potential of Blended Learning Using MIT edX’s 6.002x Online MOOC Content Combined with Student Team-Based Learning in Class

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Recent studies at MIT merged online content with in-class instruction and reported improved scores on the final exam and decreased student stress levels due to the flexible course format.

Avatar-Mediated Networking: Increasing Social Presence and Interpersonal Trust in Net-Based Collaborations

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This study analyzes the influence of avatars on social presence, interpersonal trust, perceived communication quality, nonverbal behavior, and visual attention in Net‐based collaborations using a comparative approach.

Using asynchronous approaches to improve students’ learning experiences

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Elisa New, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature, has ample experience blending asynchronous and synchronous learning to teach students at Harvard and beyond. Asynchronous learning happens independently from in-person class time and can take...