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Grotzer Clip 3

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

Topics Covered

Peer learning; Questioning, listening and responding; Eliciting participation; Sharing expertise; teacher engagement with students during small group discussions; circulating the room; warm calling

  • 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, 59 seconds (43:16-47:15)

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Mandell Clip 3

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

Peer learning; Case teaching; Offering feedback; reflection; debriefing; student-centered learning; simulation; protocol; using disciplinary language

  • 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: 4 minutes, 53 seconds (2:17:47-2:22:40)

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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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Mandell Clip 2

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

Peer learning; Case teaching; simulation; role playing; application; student-centered learning; time pressure

  • 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: 8 minutes, 1 second (1:44:15-1:52:16)

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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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Mandell Clip 1

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

Peer learning; Case teaching; simulation; role playing; application; student-centered learning

  • 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: 4 minutes, 16 seconds (10:38-14:54)

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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 8

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

Offering feedback ; Peer learning; managing discussion; praising students; transitions; sharing out; engaging with small groups

  • 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, 18 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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Brion-Meisels Clip 5

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

Sharing expertise; Questioning, listening and responding; Peer learning; instructor as participant; responding to students; engaging with small groups; student-centered activity; infusing energy; using the space

  • 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: 9 minutes, 2 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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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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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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