2025 Conference Lightning Round Showcase
Lightning Round Details
"Learning Now: Strategies for a Changing Landscape"
Presented by the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning
Friday, October 3, 2025
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Topics & Presenters 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
In this afternoon session, presenters will have 3-minutes to share a teaching and learning program, project, or resource from across the University. This lightning round showcase offers a quick glimpse into the innovative work shaping teaching and learning at Harvard. Join us for inspiration and to make cross-School connections. Explore the list of featured topics and presenters below.
This session will be held at the Askwith Forum, Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Accessible Teaching at Harvard (PAIF Grant) by Kate Higgins, Associate Director, University Disability Resources (CADM) and Leora Simon, Director, Accessibility Services Office (DCE)
The Bok Center AI Lab: Using AI to Build a Community of Practice by Marlon Kuzmick, Director of the Learning Lab (FAS) and Madeleine Woods, Project Lead of AI Initiatives (FAS)
Convu Peer Coaching Initiatives by Barbara Best, Executive Director, Convu
Co-designing Faculty Facing AI: Partnerships in Course Innovation by Woden Teachout, PhD, Manager of Faculty Development (DCE)
Making AI Thinking Visible by Dan Be Kim, Researcher, Center for Digital Thriving (HGSE)
Digital Latin Project by Katherine Porter, Product Manager in Academic Technology (HUIT)
HUBot by David Heitmeyer, Director of Academic Platform Development (HUIT)
Intellectual Vitality at Harvard by Ari Kohn '26 and Jack Flanigan '27
Curating and Developing Pedagogical Resources for Fostering Civil Discourse by Tomer Perry, Safra Center Associate Director of Pedagogy