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Opening class

Grotzer Clip 1

Professor Grotzer joining in on small group discussion. Graduate students in foreground and background engaged in discussion.

Topics Covered

Opening class; previewing content; transparency about pedagogical moves; attending to affective elements; encouraging reflection; connecting to students’ experiences

  • Instructor: Tina Grotzer, Principal Research Scientist in Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Applying Cognitive Science to Teaching and Learning
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 30 seconds (00:00-03:30)

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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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Mansbridge Clip 1

Jane Mansbridge guiding discussion

Topics Covered

Opening class

  • 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: 39 seconds (0:07-0:46)

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Brion-Meisels Clip 1

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

Opening class; Building community; student announcement

  • 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, 16 seconds

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Kegan Clip 1

Students discussing in pairs

Topics Covered

Opening class; learning objectives

  • 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: 1 minute, 37 seconds (0:08-1:45)

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Villarreal Clip 1

Students in class

Topics Covered

Opening class; Building rapport; connecting to prior sessions; technological difficulties; authenticity

  • Instructor: Christina “V” Villarreal, Lecturer on Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Ethnic Studies and Education
  • Clip Length: 2 minutes, 56 seconds (0:08-3:04)

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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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Rakoff Clip 1

Professor Rakoff lecturing in front of students

Topics Covered

Opening class; offering reminders of where students are in the course trajectory; connecting to prior topics covered

  • Instructor: Todd Rakoff, Byrne Professor of Administrative Law
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Law School
  • Course: Legislation & Regulation
  • Clip Length: 1 minute, 33 seconds

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Cockrill Clip 1

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

Opening class; transparency about the session plan

  • Instructor: Barbara Cockrill, Harold Amos Academy Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Medical School
  • Course: Homeostasis I
  • Clip Length: 57 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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Battilana Clip 1

Close up of Professor Battilana listening with her hands together.

Topics Covered

Opening class; connecting to the broader course; framing the discussion

  • 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: 1 minute, 54 seconds (0:08-2:02)

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