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Mandell Clip 7

Three graduate students each seated on their own side of a long table. Each has a name card representing the three countries, "Indocarta," "Fuji" and "Hawani"

Topics Covered

Closing class; Using humor; Case teaching; Challenging content; posing thought-provoking reflection questions; using humor to cut tension

  • Instructor: Brian Mandell, Mohamed Kamal Senior Lecturer in Negotiation and Public Policy
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Advanced Workshop in Multiparty Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 29 seconds (2:47:14-2:50:43)

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McCarthy Clip 7

Tim McCarthy chiming in during discussion

Topics Covered

Closing class; Peer learning; Challenging content; last word; role of the provokers; challenging topic, 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, 6 seconds

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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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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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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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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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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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McCarthy Clip 1

Tim McCarthy chiming in during discussion

Topics Covered

Opening class; Peer learning; Challenging content; role of student discussion leaders; application; grounding in the text, bringing in current events

  • Instructor: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Lecturer on History and Literature
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: Harvard College
  • Course: Stories of Slavery & Freedom
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 46 seconds

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Villarreal Clip 4

Students in class

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Offering feedback ; Building rapport; Challenging content; responding to students; connecting student comments; brave community; vulnerability; affirming students; mentoring; sharing personal details

  • Instructor: Christina “V” Villarreal, Lecturer on Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Ethnic Studies and Education
  • Clip Length: 5 minutes, 24 seconds (1:11:56-1:17:20)

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