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Eliciting participation

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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Grotzer Clip 4

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

Topics Covered

Eliciting participation; Sharing expertise; Using humor; leading discussion; warm calling; instructional transparency

  • 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: 2 minutes, 11 seconds (58:24-1:00:35)

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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 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 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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Mansbridge Clip 3

Jane Mansbridge guiding discussion

Topics Covered

Eliciting participation; Using humor; using student prework to structure discussion; deepening students' understanding of theoretical concepts; encouraging students to respond to one another's thinking; encouraging a willingness to get it wrong; asking questions; linking student comments; changing opinions; knowing your students; scaffolding; 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: 7 minutes, 49 seconds (28:04-35:53)

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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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Kegan Clip 4

Students discussing in pairs

Topics Covered

Questioning, listening and responding; Building community; Using humor; Eliciting participation; managing discussion; responding to students; showing appreciation; reporting out; wait time; just-in-time teaching

  • 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: 4 minutes, 54 seconds (1:00:37-1:05:31)

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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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Villarreal Clip 3

Students in class

Topics Covered

Eliciting participation; Offering feedback; wait time; nonverbal feedback; student-centered discussion; deciding when to intervene

  • Instructor: Christina “V” Villarreal, Lecturer on Education
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Course: Ethnic Studies and Education
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 23 seconds (17:41-21:04)

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Arlotta Clip 4

Paola Arlotta writing on the whiteboard

Topics Covered

Eliciting participation; Questioning, listening and responding; wait time, asking questions

  • 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: 1 minute, 54 seconds (39:19-41:13)

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