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Mazur Clip 4

Faculty and student up at white board; student writing

Topics Covered

Making thinking visible; Peer learning; Questioning, listening and responding; circulating during small group work; illustrating concepts; teaching through problems

  • 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: 5 minutes, 20 seconds (1:11:15-1:16:35)

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Mazur Clip 3

Faculty and student up at white board; student writing

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Eliciting participation; Making thinking visible; valuing and responding to student questions; classroom climate; using the board/overhead

  • 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, 51 seconds (40:00-42:51)

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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 4

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

Peer learning; Eliciting participation; Making thinking visible; Sharing expertise; small group discussion; sharing out; using the board; just-in-time teaching

  • 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: 5 minutes, 33 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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Brion-Meisels Clip 3

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

Peer learning; Making thinking visible; framing the day's lesson through "big questions"; using graphic organizers to structure students' learning; communal learning; learning objectives

  • 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

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Kegan Clip 3

Students discussing in pairs

Topics Covered

Using humor; Peer learning; Eliciting participation; Making thinking visible; polling; think aloud; lesson planning; time management; small group work; using the space

  • Instructor: Robert Kegan, William and Miriam Meehan Research Professor in Adult Learning and Professional Development
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Adult Development
  • Clip Length: 2 minutes, 55 seconds (46:26-49:21)

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Kegan Clip 2

Students discussing in pairs

Topics Covered

Using humor; Eliciting participation; Peer learning; Case teaching; Questioning, listening and responding; Making thinking visible; setting up discussion; reading the room; disciplinary language; taking the temperature; pair share; engagement; time management; rephrasing; polling

  • Instructor: Robert Kegan, William and Miriam Meehan Research Professor in Adult Learning and Professional Development
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Adult Development
  • Clip Length: 10 minutes, 54 seconds (25:01-35:55)

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Arlotta Clip 3

Paola Arlotta writing on the whiteboard

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Exercising flexibility; Making thinking visible; responding to student questions; shared note taking

  • Instructor: Paola Arlotta, Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: Harvard College
  • Course: Got (New) Brain? The Evolution of Brain Regeneration
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 12 seconds (31:47-34:59)

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Arlotta Clip 1

Paola Arlotta writing on the whiteboard

Topics Covered

Opening class; Making thinking visible; mini-lecture; shared note taking

  • Instructor: Paola Arlotta, Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
  • Student Group: Undergraduate
  • School: Harvard College
  • Course: Got (New) Brain? The Evolution of Brain Regeneration
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 36 seconds (0:08-3:44)

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Cockrill Clip 2

Wide shot of four graduate students seated at a table facing eachother, 2 with tablets, 2 with computers. Around them the rest of the class is seated in similar formation.

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Making thinking visible; responding to students; note-taking; co-teaching

  • Instructor: Barbara Cockrill, Harold Amos Academy Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Medical School
  • Course: Homeostasis I
  • Clip Length: 2 minutes, 54 seconds

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Battilana Clip 5

Close up of Professor Battilana listening with her hands together.

Topics Covered

Using humor; Questioning, listening and responding; Case teaching; Making thinking visible; extending dialogue with a single student; pressing students for expanded reasoning/evidence; intellectual rigor; using the board

  • Instructor: Julie Battilana, Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration (Harvard Business School), Alan L. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation (Harvard Kennedy School)
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Power and Influence
  • Clip Length: 4 minutes, 32 seconds (37:48-42:20)

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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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Battilana Clip 2

Close up of Professor Battilana listening with her hands together.

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Case teaching; Making thinking visible; cold calling; follow-up questions; pushing student to clarify thinking; using the board for notes

  • Instructor: Julie Battilana, Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration (Harvard Business School), Alan L. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation (Harvard Kennedy School)
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Power and Influence
  • Clip Length: 5 minutes, 8 seconds (2:03-7:11)

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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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