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    Syllabus guides (Canvas)

    Instructors have multiple opportunities via the Canvas learning management system to provide week-by-week course updates to students, including syllabus updates.

    Community discussion forums (Canvas)

    Instructors have multiple opportunities via the Canvas learning management system to provide week-by-week course updates to students, including community discussion forums.

    ablConnect

    Searchable database categorizing existing active learning efforts at Harvard and other higher education institutions.

    Learning Spaces Week at Harvard

    Learning Spaces Week at Harvard convened June 8 – 11, 2015 with over 200 Harvard affiliates participating in an event similar to an academic scavenger hunt. Organized by the HILT Teaching and Learning Consortium.

    Research: Classroom Assessment, Reflection, & Feedback

    A literature review suggests that taking a formative, frequent approach to learning assessment throughout the semester to check on student progress can improve student understanding of course and assignment expectations, as well as prompt deeper individual reflection. 

    Research: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard

    Researchers found that students who took notes on laptops performed worse on conceptual questions than students who took notes longhand, likely because computers encourage verbatim transcription rather than synthesis.

    Mobile (Canvas)

    The Canvas by Instructure app is the mobile version of Canvas that helps you stay current with your courses anywhere you go. Download the Canvas by Instructure app on Android and iOS devices.

    MagicMarker iOS Tablet Guide (Canvas)

    The MagicMarker app for Canvas is designed for instructors and is the efficient and effective way of recording mastery of learning outcomes in the classroom.

    Polls (Canvas)

    The Polls for Canvas app is the easy way for instructors to request student opinion in the classroom. All students need is a smartphone. Download the Polls for Canvas app on Android and iOS devices.

    Research: Optimally Interacting Minds

    Findings suggest that collaboration can lead to overconfidence, making it especially important for individuals to communicate their level of confidence and be willing to consider new information.

    Leading Discussions

    Leading discussions requires a teacher not only to have an idea of what should be covered and where the discussion should go, but also to have the skills to track and improvise on what occurs in real time in the classroom...

    The Derek Bok Center provides...

    Read more about Leading Discussions

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