#  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



 

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