2021 Conference Resources

"Tackling Global Challenges from the Harvard Classroom and Beyond," was a virtual event held on Friday, September 24, 2021

Explore recordings, resources, and materials from various sessions below.

Conference Video Recordings

Click on the following cards to view all 2020 HILT conference video recordings

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Addressing Real-world Problems

Speakers:

  • Bradley Coleman, Director, Curriculum Fellows Program; Lecturer in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases; Lecturer on Microbiology (HMS)
  • Fawwaz Habbal, Executive Dean for Education and Research; Senior Lecturer on Applied Physics (SEAS)
  • Salmaan Keshavjee, Director, Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery; Associate Professor of Medicine; Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine (HMS)
  • Rebecca Nesson, Dean for Academic Programs (SEAS)
  • Doris Sommer, Ira Jewell Williams, Jr. Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of African and African American Studies (FAS)
  • Alain Viel, Director of Northwest Undergraduate Laboratories; Senior Lecturer on Molecular and Cellular Biology (FAS)
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Experiential Learning: The Power of Authentic Learning Challenges

Speakers:

  • Erin Baumann, Associate Director of Professional Pedagogy for SLATE (HKS)
  • Esme Caramello, Clinical Professor of Law (HLS)
  • Maria Flanagan, Associate Director for Digital Learning Design for SLATE (HKS)
  • Sean Kivlehan, Instructor in Emergency Medicine (HMS)
  • Kelly Miller, Associate Senior Lecturer on Applied Physics (SEAS)
  • Flavia Peréa, Director of Engaged Scholarship; Lecturer on Sociology (FAS)
  • Rand Wentworth, Louis Bacon Senior Fellow in Environmental Leadership (HKS)
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Meaningful Assignments that Demonstrate Learning

Speakers:

  • Adam Beaver, Director of Pedagogy for the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning (FAS)
  • Allan Brandt, Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine, and Professor of the History of Science (FAS)
  • Yasmin Escobedo Lozoya, Research Fellow in Genetics (HMS)
  • Ingrid Katz, Associate Professor of Medicine (HMS)
  • Kathryn Lehigh, Research Fellow in Genetics (HMS)
  • Karina Lin-Murphy, Manager of Faculty Development (DCE)
  • Leonie Marinovich, Instructor (DCE)
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Incorporating Cultural Humility: Cultivating Context and Respect

Speakers:

  • Jocelyn Chu, Director of Community Engaged Learning (HSPH)
  • Ra’Shaun Nalls, Director of Community Engagement (HSPH)
  • April Opoliner, HarvardX Project Lead (VPAL)
  • Rebecca Shingleton, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology (FAS)
  • Sejal Vashi, Manager of Learning Design and Instructional Support (HSPH)
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Conference Resources:

Plenary: “The Future of Teaching and Learning at Harvard: Local and Global Opportunities”

Experiential Learning: The Power of Authentic Learning Challenges

Incorporating Cultural Humility: Cultivating Context and Respect

Meaningful Assignments that Demonstrate Learning

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