Grotzer Clip 1

Professor Grotzer joining in on small group discussion. Graduate students in foreground and background engaged in discussion.

Topics Covered

Opening class; previewing content; transparency about pedagogical moves; attending to affective elements; encouraging reflection; connecting to students’ experiences

  • Instructor: Tina Grotzer, Principal Research Scientist in Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Applying Cognitive Science to Teaching and Learning
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 30 seconds (00:00-03:30)

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Instructional Themes

Opening class; previewing content; transparency about pedagogical moves; attending to affective elements; encouraging reflection; connecting to students’ experiences

Instructor

Tina Grotzer, Principal Research Scientist in Education

Student Group

Graduate

School

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Course

Applying Cognitive Science to Teaching and Learning

Clip Length

3 minutes, 30 seconds (00:00-03:30)

Clip Context

  • “Applying Cognitive Science to Teaching and Learning,” a graduate course at the Harvard Graduate School of Education with 35 students enrolled. 
  • This course helps students understand and apply principles from research on learning and cognitive science that interact with designing instruction. Through a combination of lecture and several discussion configurations, students consider how their own teaching and learning experiences complement and/or complicate the material they study.
  • This clip comes at the very beginning of the 3-hour class as Grotzer offers students a “preview of class.”