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Use of a Social Annotation Platform for Pre-Class Reading Assignments in a Flipped Introductory Physics Class

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In this paper, we illustrate the successful implementation of pre-class reading assignments through a social learning platform that allows students to discuss the reading online with their classmates. We show how the platform can be used to understand how...

Using Social Annotation Tools to Unlock Collective Wisdom

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Gavin Porter, Lecturer in Immunology (HMS), helps students develop critical skills for research paper analysis.

Seven principles for good practice in midterm student feedback

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Midterm student feedback is a common process in post-secondary institutions that can lead to enhanced teaching practices and thereby potentially to higher ratings of instructional skills in summative course evaluations.

Evaluate to improve: useful approaches to student evaluation

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Many teachers in higher education use feedback from students to evaluate their teaching, but only some use these evaluations to improve their teaching.

The Importance of Gathering and Incorporating Mid-Semester Student Feedback

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Allison Pingree, Associate Director of Instructional Support and Development for the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Teaching and Learning Lab, partners with faculty to enhance teaching and learning across contexts.

Rethinking student participation in the college classroom: Can commitment and self-affirmation enhance oral participation?

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This article highlights the importance of self-affirmation and commitment as a route to academic success when it comes to student participation. This article explores the evidence-based practice of student goal setting. An extended multidisciplinary...

Structuring and grading participation

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Luke Miratrix, Associate Professor and Co-Faculty Director of the PhD in Education Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, teaches graduate level statistics and data science courses, including Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data...

Faculty/Student Mentor Program: Effects on Academic Performance and Retention

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A university faculty/student mentor program used the matched pairs design to evaluate its effectiveness and found that students with assigned mentors generally had higher GPAs, completed more units per semester, and dropped out less. The positive effects...

The importance of incorporating mentorship into your teaching practice

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Dr. Anita Vanka, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Advisor & Director of Hinton Society at Harvard Medical School, co-directs Practice of Medicine with Dr. Katherine Johnston, Assistant Professor of Medicine. Given the size and breadth of the...

Social Learning and Social Entrepreneurship Education

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This program study using social theories of learning to develop best practices for entrepreneurship education found that respecting learners’ identities and making them feel safe in the community of practices is critical to program success.