# Mansbridge Clip 3 ## Mansbridge Clip 3 **Instructional Themes**: Eliciting participation; Using humor; using student prework to structure discussion; deepening students' understanding of theoretical concepts; encouraging students to respond to one another's thinking; encouraging a willingness to get it wrong; asking questions; linking student comments; changing opinions; knowing your students; scaffolding; affirming students **Profiled**: [Jane Mansbridge](https://prod-instructionalmoves.drupalsites.harvard.edu/jane-mansbridge), Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Value, teaches "Democratic Theory" to ~30 students at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. **Clip Length**: 7 minutes, 49 seconds (28:04-35:53) **Clip Context:** - “Democratic Theory,” a graduate course at the Harvard Kennedy School with approximately 30 students enrolled. - This course is a survey of philosophical writings on democracy through the ages. Mansbridge brings would-be esoteric texts to life through inclusive and rigorous discussions while equipping students to think critically about democracy. - This clip comes about 28 minutes into the 65-minute class session as Mansbridge invites students to participate based on their course pre-work (which she has already read). ![A montage of screenshots of different moves](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/instructionalmoves/files/raw_clips_v2.jpeg?itok=QcExYNeL) [Clip Transcript (PDF)](https://prod-instructionalmoves.drupalsites.harvard.edu/file_url/771) | [Facilitators Notes (PDF)](https://prod-instructionalmoves.drupalsites.harvard.edu/file_url/656) See also:- [ Graduate ](/audience/graduate) - [ 5+ minutes ](/duration/5-minutes) - [ Mansbridge, Jane ](/instructors/mansbridge-jane) - [ Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) ](/school/harvard-kennedy-school-hks) - [ Eliciting participation ](/topics/soliciting-participation) - [ Using humor ](/topics/using-humor)