Learning Spaces Affinity Group: Inaugural Event

Learning Spaces Affinity Group: Inaugural Event

June 7, 2017

The HILT Learning Spaces Affinity Group will hold its first event on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 from 3 to 5 pm in Cabot Science Library. Please join us for a fun exploration of learning spaces around campus, and a chance to experience in person the new spaces in Cabot – featured in a recent Gazette article […]

Learning Data & Analytics Affinity Group Meeting

Learning Data & Analytics Affinity Group Meeting

June 6, 2017

Have you been wishing or planning to use data from your school’s Canvas sites to understand student learning and behavior? Join the HILT Learning Data Analytics affinity group and VPAL Research for a presentation of VPALs Canvas Data products and a discussion how they can be used to help you answer your analytics questions. June […]

Simulations & Games Affinity Group: Educational Games Gallery Walk

Simulations & Games Affinity Group: Educational Games Gallery Walk

May 31, 2017

Educational Games Gallery Walk Wednesday, May 31, 2017: 12:00pm to 2:00pm at Cabot Science Library HILT Simulations & Games Affinity Group invites you to join them for an afternoon of learning, fun, and exploration. Featuring hands-on board games, role plays, video games, and virtual reality — this event will showcase a variety of educational games […]

Learning Design Affinity Group

Learning Design Affinity Group

May 16, 2017

The HILT Affinity Group for Learning Design is holding an inaugural event on May 16, 2017 in Cabot Library. The event has a capacity of 50. We look forward to seeing you and talking about learning design at Harvard. Our agenda includes short lightning talks with Q&A, a bag lunch, and table discussions on learning […]

Debate as pedagogy: Practices, tools, and examples from Harvard faculty

Debate as pedagogy: Practices, tools, and examples from Harvard faculty

April 24, 2017

Debate as pedagogy: Practices, tools, and examples from Harvard faculty Speaker: Eric Beerbohm (government), Jill Lepore (history), and Charles Nesson (law) Date: Monday, April 24, 2017, 4:00pm to 5:30pm Location: Boylston Hall 110 – Fong Auditorium Why and when should debate be used as a teaching and learning tool? Professors Eric Beerbohm (government), Jill Lepore […]

Case Studies Affinity Group Lunch & Chat

Case Studies Affinity Group Lunch & Chat

March 6, 2017

Lunch & Chat session info: When: Monday, March 6 at 12pm Where: Harvard Law School: WCC 3019 Lunch will be served Feel free to leave at 1pm, but we will have the room booked until 1:30 if you want to continue chatting For our next Affinity Group meeting, we decided to change it up a […]

Case Studies Affinity Group: How to engage and support faculty new to case method teaching

Case Studies Affinity Group: How to engage and support faculty new to case method teaching

December 14, 2016

Time/Date: Wednesday, December 14 at 12:30pm – 2pm. Location: Harvard Kennedy School; Lunch will be provided! Topic: How to engage and support faculty new to case method teaching Location: Harvard Kennedy School, Fainsod Room in the Littauer Building: 79 JFK St. Willis Emmons, Director of the Christensen Center For Teaching & Learning at HBS, and […]

Pre-Texts: The Arts Teach (Anything)

Pre-Texts: The Arts Teach (Anything)

November 30, 2016

Pre-Texts: The Arts Teach (Anything) Speakers: Doris Sommer (FAS), Gigi Luk (HGSE), Viviane Gontijo (FAS), and Adriana Gutiérrez (FAS) Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 4:30pm to 6:00pm Location: Boylston Hall 110 – Fong Auditorium Arts is not only for appreciation. It can be used as a tool bridging content to audience. Through activities and interactions, […]

2016 HILT Conference

2016 HILT Conference

September 30, 2016

HILT Conference 2016: Interactivity HILT’s fifth Annual Conference was held on Friday, September 30th in Wasserstein Hall. The event showcased varied interactive instructional approaches and considerations for Harvard in an evolving education landscape. Conference materials: Program  |  Breakout Sessions  |  Speaker Bios  |  Logistics Resources  |  Video  |  Photos Video

Linking Learning Outcomes and Topics across the Undergraduate Curriculum

Linking Learning Outcomes and Topics across the Undergraduate Curriculum

January 26, 2016

Linking Learning Outcomes and Topics across the Undergraduate Curriculum Speakers: Karen E. Willcox, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 3:30pm to 5:00pm Location: Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium This talk discusses two ongoing educational projects aimed at linking topics and outcomes across the undergraduate curriculum. First, the Crosslinks project […]