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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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Mansbridge Clip 2

Jane Mansbridge guiding discussion

Topics Covered

Eliciting participation; Making thinking visible; Instructional technology; warm calling; anchoring in the text; application; 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: 2 minutes, 29 seconds (22:09-24:38)

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Villarreal Clip 5

Students in class

Topics Covered

Instructional technology; technological difficulties; staying cool; soliciting help

  • Instructor: Christina “V” Villarreal, Lecturer on Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Ethnic Studies and Education
  • Clip Length: 1 minute, 12 seconds (1:30:56-1:32:08)

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Levy Clip 6

Professor Levy teaching in class

Topics Covered

Closing class; Peer learning; Using humor; Instructional technology; Exercising flexibility; polling; time management

  • Instructor: Dan Levy, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Advanced Quantitative Methods
  • Clip Length: 4 minutes, 16 seconds

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Levy Clip 5

Professor Levy teaching in class

Topics Covered

Instructional technology; Using humor; Exercising flexibility; tech trouble; rapport with students

  • Instructor: Dan Levy, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Advanced Quantitative Methods
  • Clip Length: 2 minutes, 45 seconds

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Levy Clip 3

Professor Levy teaching in class

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Using humor; Instructional technology; Building rapport; using handouts; moving in the room; taking notes; learning objectives; knowing your students; asking follow-up questions; wait time; teaching diverse students; eliciting preconceptions

  • Instructor: Dan Levy, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Advanced Quantitative Methods
  • Clip Length: 9 minutes, 56 seconds

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Levy Clip 1

Professor Levy teaching in class

Topics Covered

Opening class; Using humor; Instructional technology; Making thinking visible; differentiation; learning objectives; attending to affective elements; polling; soliciting pre-conceptions; making pedagogical choices visible

  • Instructor: Dan Levy, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Advanced Quantitative Methods
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 46 seconds

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Levy Clip 2

Professor Levy teaching in class

Topics Covered

Eliciting participation; Questioning, listening and responding; Instructional technology; Peer learning; Making thinking visible; conceptual understanding; reinforcing norms; movement in the classroom; polling; engaging more voices

  • Instructor: Dan Levy, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Advanced Quantitative Methods
  • Clip Length: 8 minutes, 35 seconds

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