#  Robert Kegan 

 



##  Robert Kegan 

**William and Miriam Meehan Research Professor in Adult Learning and Professional Development**  
**Harvard Graduate School of Education**

Professor Robert Kegan, a pioneer in the study of adult development and learning, has the ability to make a 200-person lecture hall both intimate and productive. His diverse set of interactive instructional methods and signature down-to-earth demeanor provide countless inviting entry points into course material. In this video, Bob and his students discuss his hallmark course, *Adult Development*, highlighting the deeply personal utility of what might otherwise be a conventional lecture class.



 

 

 

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  [### Cultivating a classroom community of risk-taking

 ](/cultivating-classroom-community-risk-taking) 

   ![Student speaking in class](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/1.0.8.jpg?itok=yDwgOrN7) 

 



 

 

   [### Exercising gentle humor strategically

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   ![Professor Kegan lecturing](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/1.0.4.jpg?itok=HUqjOm68) 

 



 

 

   [### Interspersing pair-shares throughout lectures

 ](/interspersing-pair-share-throughout-lectures) 

   ![Students discussing in pairs](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.3.4.jpg?itok=e0Klq0WE) 

 



 

 

   [### Modeling Thought Processes and Sharing Personal Experience

 ](/modeling-thought-processes-and-sharing-personal-experience) 

   ![Professor Kegan lecturing in class](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.2.2.jpg?itok=nYgRbSDQ) 

 



 

 

   [### Presenting Material in Multiple Ways

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   ![Diverse group of learners in class](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.2.1.jpg?itok=_30TPTaH) 

 



 

 

   [### Providing wait-time for students to process and gain confidence

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   ![Classroom of students waiting to respond](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.1.7.jpg?itok=Wmi8FQAM) 

 



 

 

   [### Regulating the flow of energy in the classroom

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   ![Small group of students conversing](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.1.3.jpg?itok=6-NM4vHk) 

 



 

 

   [### Taking the classroom temperature

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   ![Show of hands from the classroom](/sites/g/files/omnuum10466/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/instructionalmoves/files/2.1.10.jpg?itok=cHVF5g6Q) 

 



 

 

  

 

 

 

 

## Full Class Session

Watch the full class session featured in this instructor’s move videos to observe and reflect on teaching practices as they unfold. Click below to find a breakdown of all the class activities, with accompanying timestamps and descriptions. The video is also chaptered according to featured instructional moves, allowing you to see how these vignettes fit into the larger context of the session.

[Class Activity Breakdown](/file_url/828)



 



 

 

 



 

 

 

##  Course Documents 

 



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 [### Adult Development Syllabus

 ](/resource/t-006syllabuss16pdf)