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Exploring the Use of Multi-Display-Based Electronic Blackboards and Personal Mobile Devices in University Classrooms
Capturing conversation to build ideas collectively
Ryan Buell, Finnegan Family Associate Professor of Business Administration, leveraged Scribble for his remote course to help students engage with case discussion longitudinally and collectively. The virtual board platform allowed students to engage online...
Effective virtual patient simulators for medical communication training: A systematic review
Bridging practice and theory in the professional classroom
Dr. Richard Schwartzstein, Ellen and Melvin Gordon Professor of Medicine and Medical Education, is revolutionizing textbook-dependent classrooms through the incorporation of real-life applications. In this case, first-year Harvard Medical School students...
Establishing a rigorous and invigorating classroom
Robert Reid-Pharr, Professor of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and of African American Studies strives to create a “rigorous but not frightening” classroom experience
Engaging Students with Difficult Text Through a Flipped Classroom
In his general education courses, Jay Harris, Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies, posts two different videos prior to class for students to view: pre-reading videos contextualize and provide guidance for the week’s readings, and lecture...
Physically inhabiting new and different spaces
Virginie Greene, Professor of Romance Languages and Literature, transfers the theme of her Freshman Seminar course, The Grail Quest of Marcel Proust, to the classroom by holding every class session in a different location around the Harvard campus or in...
Incorporating social support and love into the classroom
Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Lecturer on Education, focuses on ensuring that holistic support is apparent and felt deeply in her classroom.