Research: Discouraged by Peer Excellence: Exposure to Exemplary Peer Performance Causes Quitting

Professor Todd Rogers co-authored a paper that showed subjects were more likely to quit an online course when they reviewed exemplary peer work, suggesting that exposure to exemplary peer performances can undermine motivation and success by causing people to perceive that they cannot attain their... Read more about Research: Discouraged by Peer Excellence: Exposure to Exemplary Peer Performance Causes Quitting

Research: Why Teach with an Interdisciplinary Approach?

A summary from Carleton College’s Pedagogy in Action outlines benefits to student learning and offers strategies for effective interdisciplinary teaching.

Research: Should the Syllabus Evolve During the Semester?

This 2012 article advocates for an evolving, responsive approach to course design and lists reasons why instructors change syllabi.

Syllabus Explorer

Syllabus Explorer, a web-based application developed by VPAL-Research, allows FAS community members to search, explore, and download FAS course syllabi.

Instructional Moves: Jane Mansbridge

See how Instructional Moves featured faculty, Jane Mansbridge, requires rigorous but concise reading responses from her students.

USING PRE-WORK TO HONOR DIVERSE VOICES AND STRUCTURE THE DISCUSSION

See how Instructional Moves featured faculty, Jane Mansbridge, uses pre-work to spotlight students’ original thinking during class.

Functions of the syllabus (Bok Center)

The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning conveys functions of the syllabus.

Planning a course (SLATE)

The Strengthening Learning and Teaching Excellence (SLATE) initiative at Harvard Kennedy School offers insight on designing a course and building a syllabus.

Sample statements on academic integrity (Honor Code)

The Honor Code at Harvard College provides sample statements on academic integrity, collaboration, and course goals for instructors to use or adapt for course syllabi.

How do I manage my course's reserve readings in Canvas? (Canvas)

The Library Reserves tool in Canvas allows faculty to connect directly to print and electronic resources from Harvard Libraries.

Research: Democratizing the Classroom: Sequencing Discussions and Assignments to Promote Student Ownership of the Course

An article on democratizing the classroom shares a model of student-led discussions that resultsin engaged and thoughtful interchanges and discusses ways to apply seminar-type... Read more about Research: Democratizing the Classroom: Sequencing Discussions and Assignments to Promote Student Ownership of the Course

Research: Facilitating Student Involvement in Large Classroom Settings

This piece identifies factors that inhibit student involvement in large class settings and strategies for overcoming them

Research: Adapting Case-Based Teaching to Large Class Settings: An Action Research Approach

This article offers approaches for engaging case-based teaching successfully in large undergraduate accounting courses.

Research: Making Sense of Assessment Feedback in Higher Education

This synthesis of research on assessment feedback in higher education courses features 12 pragmatic recommendations for instructors and a “feedback landscape” framework.

Research: Developing evaluative judgment: enabling students to make decisions about the quality of work

Advocating for developing students’ “evaluative judgment” to make decisions about the quality of their own and others’ work, this article suggests refinements to common practices such as self-assessment, peer assessment, feedback, rubrics, and the use of exemplars.

How do I add a Scheduler appointment group in a course calendar?

Canvas appointment groups allow students to sign up for meetings with teaching staff, either individually or in groups, providing a seamless experience from the course content to the student's schedule.

Qualtrics: Data & Analysis Basic Overview

Qualtrics may be used to acquire real-time feedback from students, including by way of course evaluations. Its reporting and data analysis is robust and is covered in depth within the support portal.

Learning communities (Center on the Developing Child)

The Center for the Developing Child outlines the importance of learning communities.

ABLConnect: Role Play Examples

ABLConnect offers guidance on using role play in the classroom and shares documents and examples of ways to encourage students to reflect on the learning process.

ABLConnect: Role Play Description