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From text to multimedia: Evaluating a scalable enhancement model for problem-based learning
Awardees will conduct a comparison study to identify the impact of multimedia enhancements of case materials on student preparation and engagement. -
An introduction to numerical computing for undergraduates
Awardees developed a two-week module on basic computational methods in MATLAB, lowering the barrier to use for students in courses from biology to economics. -
Online learning models matrix
Awardee will convene a group of faculty and staff to study and document the current range of online learning models and disseminate a matrix of findings that will inform pedagogical strategies and production activities. -
Improving statistics literacy in graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the life sciences
Awardees will study misconceptions about statistics in a high-enrollment life science course and develop a related computer-based module. -
Teaching creativity: Landscape, architecture, originality, and autobiography
Awardee will develop a new interdisciplinary course, involving leaders in landscape architecture and other fields paired with faculty at Harvard to examine originality, authenticity, and invention, and develop a model for courses that spark students to develop their own creative voice. -
Innovation and accountability in foreign language program evaluation
Awardees will organize a new symposium and series of workshops for faculty to explore contemporary approaches in assessing and renewing foreign language curricula. -
Open review platform
Awardees will, within several physics courses, test, assess, and refine a promising education tool that facilitates student and faculty collaborative annotation of scholarly materials. -
New gateway to STEM
Awardees will install an interactive, touch-screen kiosk running interactive WorldWide Telescope Tours in the Science Center and analyze usage. -
Improving learning experiences by building cooperative environments in classrooms
Awardees will use classroom simulations to study helpful behavioral economic interventions toward increased learning and cooperation in classrooms. -
Faculty scholarly working papers on teaching and learning
HKS Faculty Working Paper Series on Teaching and Learning -
Study of collaborative writing
Using Virtual Machines to Track Collaborative Writing Assignments -
Teaching genomics across Harvard schools
Awardees will establish the “Harvard Genomics Teaching Group,” share pedagogical approaches, a dedicated platform for analysis, and document best practices. -
Repository of TF Section Plans
Awardee plans to develop and pilot an open database of section plans for Teaching Fellows in the government department. -
Integrating consequential simulations in coursework
Innovative Teaching using a Trading Simulation -
Understanding the teaching brain
Define core components of the "teaching brain" -
Transforming education through computer vision analysis and automated assessment
Awardees plan to develop tools for automatically analyzing student behavior, promoting richer interactions between students and teachers, and optimizing peer instruction in large lecture classes. -
Calculus practitioner series: Meeting the changing needs of our students and client disciplines
Awardees plan to design and record a multimedia series on the interdisciplinary nature of calculus with speakers from Harvard faculty from the STEM and quantitative social science fields. -
Graduate multimedia fellows program
Awardees plan to organize a graduate multimedia fellows program that trains teaching fellows to evaluate and advise students’ on multimedia projects. -
WSI/ELP water policy learning project
Awardees plan to involve students in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative project on water policy in an effort to use experiential and team-based learning to teach students vital professional skills. -
Geospatial education at Harvard: A new course in mapping and spatial perspectives
Awardees developed a new course on spatial reasoning, cartography, and geographic analysis.