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Questioning, listening and responding

Mandell Clip 6

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

Eliciting participation; Case teaching; Questioning, listening and responding; using simulation data as a discussion stimulus; soliciting student participation; distilling broader takeaways as the instructor; broad participation

  • 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: 5 minutes, 7 seconds (2:38:26-2:43:33)

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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 5

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

Questioning, listening and responding; Case teaching; responding to students; distilling broader themes/concepts from their reflections; putting students into dialogue with one another; student creativity; just-in-time teaching

  • 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: 2 minutes, 6 seconds (02:31:26-02:33:32)

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Grotzer Clip 2

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

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Building community; Eliciting participation; engaging preconceptions; relating to students’ experiences; connecting to other course concepts

  • 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: 10 minutes, 22 seconds (02:48-13:10)

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Mandell Clip 4

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

Eliciting participation; Using humor; Questioning, listening and responding; Case teaching; using simulation data as discussion stimulus; soliciting student reflections/participation; leveraging teaching fellows; time management; warm calling, deciding when to intervene; pushing for expanded reasoning; co-teaching

  • 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: 5 minutes, 15 seconds (2:17:47-2:23:02)

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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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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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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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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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Mazur Clip 1

Faculty and student up at white board; student writing

Topics Covered

Eliciting participation; Questioning, listening and responding; Sharing expertise; responding to student questions; different forms of participation; leveraging pre-work, support materials; differentiation; lecture

  • 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, 13 seconds (28:53-31:06)

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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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Brion-Meisels Clip 6

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

Questioning, listening and responding; Building rapport; instructor as a learner/participant; making oneself vulnerable with students; sharing experience

  • 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: 2 minutes, 38 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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