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McCarthy Clip 6

Tim McCarthy chiming in during discussion

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Challenging content; responding to students; posing deeper discussion questions; offering reminders of where students are in the course trajectory; attending to affective elements

  • Instructor: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Lecturer on History and Literature
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: Harvard College
  • Course: Stories of Slavery & Freedom
  • Clip Length: 2 minutes, 55 seconds

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Mazur Clip 2

Faculty and student up at white board; student writing

Topics Covered

Peer learning; Questioning, listening and responding; Making thinking visible; Instructional technology; individualized attention from teaching team; conceptual understanding

  • Instructor: Eric Mazur, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Course: Physics as a Foundation for Science and Engineering
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 54 seconds (32:54-36:48)

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Brion-Meisels Clip 9

Four graduate students and Instructor Brion-Meisels standing together in a small group in discussion. There is a section of a projected slide visible behind them that reads "Tension & Reflections."

Topics Covered

Closing class; Building community; Instructional technology; application; student-centered activities; leveraging video

  • Instructor: Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Lecturer on Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Partnering with Youth in Educational Research and Practice
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 27 seconds

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McCarthy Clip 5

Tim McCarthy chiming in during discussion

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Sharing expertise; Challenging content; responding to students; providing further insight/expertise; connecting student comments; non-verbal affirmation

  • Instructor: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Lecturer on History and Literature
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: Harvard College
  • Course: Stories of Slavery & Freedom
  • Clip Length: 5 minutes, 26 seconds

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Mazur Clip 1

Faculty and student up at white board; student writing

Topics Covered

Eliciting participation; Questioning, listening and responding; Sharing expertise; responding to student questions; different forms of participation; leveraging pre-work, support materials; differentiation; lecture

  • Instructor: Eric Mazur, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Course: Physics as a Foundation for Science and Engineering
  • Clip Length: 2 minutes, 13 seconds (28:53-31:06)

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Brion-Meisels Clip 8

Four graduate students and Instructor Brion-Meisels standing together in a small group in discussion. There is a section of a projected slide visible behind them that reads "Tension & Reflections."

Topics Covered

Offering feedback ; Peer learning; managing discussion; praising students; transitions; sharing out; engaging with small groups

  • Instructor: Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Lecturer on Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Partnering with Youth in Educational Research and Practice
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 18 seconds

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McCarthy Clip 4

Tim McCarthy chiming in during discussion

Topics Covered

Using humor; Questioning, listening and responding; Challenging content; responding to students; using humor to cut the air in tense discussions; learning from students

  • Instructor: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Lecturer on History and Literature
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: Harvard College
  • Course: Stories of Slavery & Freedom
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 36 seconds

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Brion-Meisels Clip 7

Four graduate students and Instructor Brion-Meisels standing together in a small group in discussion. There is a section of a projected slide visible behind them that reads "Tension & Reflections."

Topics Covered

Exercising flexibility; framing the activity; modifying lesson plans; transitions

  • Instructor: Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Lecturer on Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Partnering with Youth in Educational Research and Practice
  • Clip Length: 1 minute, 16 seconds

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McCarthy Clip 3

Tim McCarthy chiming in during discussion

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Challenging content; when to intervene; pushing student thinking; redirecting discussion with textually specific questions

  • Instructor: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Lecturer on History and Literature
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: Harvard College
  • Course: Stories of Slavery & Freedom
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 36 seconds

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Mansbridge Clip 5

Jane Mansbridge guiding discussion

Topics Covered

Closing class; priming students for their next reading; take-aways/summary; scaffolding

  • Instructor: Jane Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Value
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Democratic Theory
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 54 seconds (1:00:25-1:04:19)

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Brion-Meisels Clip 6

Four graduate students and Instructor Brion-Meisels standing together in a small group in discussion. There is a section of a projected slide visible behind them that reads "Tension & Reflections."

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Building rapport; instructor as a learner/participant; making oneself vulnerable with students; sharing experience

  • Instructor: Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Lecturer on Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Partnering with Youth in Educational Research and Practice
  • Clip Length: 2 minutes, 38 seconds

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McCarthy Clip 2

Tim McCarthy chiming in during discussion

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Peer learning; Challenging content; student facilitators' roles in the student-centered/student-provoked discussion; asking questions; when to intervene; connecting student ideas; responding to students

  • Instructor: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Lecturer on History and Literature
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: Harvard College
  • Course: Stories of Slavery & Freedom
  • Clip Length: 5 minutes, 42 seconds

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Mansbridge Clip 4

Jane Mansbridge guiding discussion

Topics Covered

Using humor; Building rapport; showing vulnerability; sharing personal experience; responding to students; authenticity

  • Instructor: Jane Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Value
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Democratic Theory
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 17 seconds (50:50-54:07)

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Brion-Meisels Clip 5

Four graduate students and Instructor Brion-Meisels standing together in a small group in discussion. There is a section of a projected slide visible behind them that reads "Tension & Reflections."

Topics Covered

Sharing expertise; Questioning, listening and responding; Peer learning; instructor as participant; responding to students; engaging with small groups; student-centered activity; infusing energy; using the space

  • Instructor: Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Lecturer on Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Partnering with Youth in Educational Research and Practice
  • Clip Length: 9 minutes, 2 seconds

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Mansbridge Clip 3

Jane Mansbridge guiding discussion

Topics Covered

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

  • Instructor: Jane Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Value
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Democratic Theory
  • Clip Length: 7 minutes, 49 seconds (28:04-35:53)

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