See examples of research and instructional uses of Harvard’s state-of-the-art immersive 3D stereo Visualization Lab, located within the Peabody Museum.

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies provides grants to faculty who design and lead course-based field trips. 

Plan field trips to the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

See Harvard field learning resources at John F. Kennedy School of Government

See Harvard field learning resources at Harvard Divinity School

See Harvard field learning resources at Harvard Business School

The ablConnect database includes examples of field trip learning. 

In a Science article, Harvard faculty member Chris Dede similarly suggests that immersive interfaces promote engagement and transfer from classroom to real-world settings.

An ablConnect literature summary outlines that field learning—an extreme form of authentic learning (versus lab and simulation)—increases student motivation and the ability to think like a member of the discipline. 

The Graduate School of Design describes their community outreach activities.

The Harvard Law School provides students client project opportunities such as the Harvard Law School Negotiators.  

The Harvard Law School provides students client project opportunities such as the Harvard Immigration Project

The Harvard Business School FIELD Global Immersion course requires first year MBA students to develop or improve a product, service, or experience for a global client.

Browse ablConnect for examples of instructors incorporating research into their courses and assignments.