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Alain Ibrahim (alain_ibrahim@hotmail.com)

Data Visualization

Introduction to Web Programming Using JavaScript

Introduction to Web Application Development using Node.JS

I can meet over Zoom and discuss best strategies for coding online, hosting a lecture through Zoom, and other best practices around online academia.

Athir Mahmud (AthirMahmud@g.harvard.edu)

Visual Communication Design

I have been teaching a number of courses both online and hybrid formats for almost two decades. I can answer questions over email, meet over Zoom, discuss teaching practices, offer ideas surrounding interactivity, and course organization, and more.

David Anderton-Yang (anderton@mit.edu)

Introduction to Big Data, Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity

Science of Intelligence: Toward Artificial Intelligence

Beyond teaching at Harvard Extension School, I've also coached and run online bootcamps for students globally at MIT. Finding that a lot of the challenges encountered in the online spaces we use can actually be a cue for resourcefulness and excellence.

Happy to have calls on Zoom to share best practices, opportunities, and how to tool yourself as a faculty member in the home office to be effective and connected with students at a distance.

Jen Kramer (jkramer@fas.harvard.edu)

Web design, web development, HTML, CSS, user experience, content management systems, website planning, digital media capstone projects, independent study

How to transform an in-person seminar or intensive weekend session to web conference? How to engage students and create a sense of community? How to make the best use of Canvas?

Mary Godfrey (mary_godfrey@harvard.edu)

I have been a TA for Designing Media For Education

can meet over zoom

share lessons learned

available to talk through ideas/brainstorm

Menka Hariani (Mhariani@g.harvard.edu)

Cloud security

Can respond to queries over email. Can also meet over the phone or zoom to discuss teaching practices

Nicholas Manley (nick.j.manley@gmail.com)

Introduction to Media Production

I’m happy to discuss anything from how to use external sites and videos in class to methods of keeping the class engaged online. Happy to help!

Patrick McGowan (patrick_mcgowan@harvard.edu)

Oracle Database Administration

Can answer questions over email, can meet over the phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices, can share lessons learned about online group work, can share tips for interacting with students in other time zones. We can make up others if necessary; whatever we need to figure out

Ramesh Nagappan (nramesh@post.harvard.edu)

Cloud Security

Cryptography and Identity Management

Answer questions via email and zoom

Susan Buck (susanbuck@fas.harvard.edu)

Web development - server-side w/ PHP and Laravel; client-side with Vue.js

I can share experience with asynchronous recordings/screencasting. Able to connect via email, phone, or Zoom.

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Ashley Prisant (ashleyprisant@fas.harvard.edu)

Organizational Behavior, Optimizing Leadership

Zoom, online teaching, increasing online engagement, transitioning from in person to online activities - can meet on phone/zoom/email

Brad Allen (callen@plymouth.edu)

International marketing and applied corporate responsibility

Zoom, Canvas, Proctorio, Moodle, Kaltura, Excel, PowerPoint, Apple platform elements.

Christina Inge (christinainge@fas.harvard.edu)

Marketing (analytics, product development, data)

Able to brainstorm creative online projects, share strategies for building community in class or help adapt lessons

Dan L Lawrence (dlawrence@fas.harvard.edu)

Organizational behavior

Management

Negotiations

Capital markets/investments

Currently, I am available during the day and weekends, as well as being very accessible and reachable by email or Zoom to help in any way I can.

Dorian Klein (dorian_klein@harvard.edu)

FAS: Economics Sophomore Tutorial

HES: Microeconomics, principles of finance, capital markets and investments, mergers & acquisitions, monetary policy

Can answer questions over email, can meet over the phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices, can share lessons learned about online group work, can share tips for interacting with students in other time zones.

I've been teaching a small seminar-type discussion-based class (Economics Sophomore Tutorial) which is also going online now but also several courses at HES which have been primarily on Zoom - M&A, for example, is based on HBS cases but completely on Zoom.

I am happy to help in any way I can and point out some of the good and sometimes bad things about zoom. I should add that while in no way the same experience as an in-person class, Zoom comes pretty close, especially since it's been constantly improved since I started using it. Feel free to call or email anytime.

David Jacobson (davidbjacobson@fas.harvard.edu)

Digital Marketing Strategy

I can help faculty disaggregate their traditional syllabus and reimagine it optimized for online teaching. This optimization will allow more profound student engagement through activities that put the material to life experientially. Learning and teaching becomes more impactful and enjoyable.

Giri Subramaniam (gsubramaniam@fas.harvard.edu)

Macroeconomic theory

I can share teaching practices that I have used for the Extension School (e.g., screen-recording lecture notes, sharing an iPad screen via Zoom etc.). Can answer questions over email and can meet over the phone/Zoom to share best practices.

Greg Miller (Miller.greg2@gmail.com)

Strategic management, leadership and decision making

I can answer questions over email or phone/Zoom. I would be glad to discuss teaching practices, “flipping the classroom,” designing and facilitating break out groups online and generally managing classroom flow in a virtual setting. I found this to be a challenge when transitioning from the traditional classroom setting.

Greg O'Brien (greg@rockportadvisers.com)

Digital marketing

Happy to do Zoom sessions, respond to emails, phone calls, etc. - I have been teaching online for 8 years and will make myself available to help.

Jon Schaffrath (Jonschaffrath@gmail.com)

Fundraising

Grading, assignments, student discussion boards. Phone calls and Zoom both work for me.

Kenneth M. Baylor, DBA (Kbaylor@advanced-leadership.com)

Strategic Management

Can answer questions over email, can meet over the phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices, can share lessons learned about online group work, can share tips for interacting with students in other time zones.

Kevin Walther (waltherkevin@gmail.com)

TA for Marketing Social Change - CSR/Cause Marketing/Sustainability

Our course has been a hybrid course for five years on Zoom and Canvas. Happy to provide guidance transitioning course work to online, virtual live classrooms, facilitating group work and presentations, etc.

Liat Dror (liatdror@g.harvard.edu)

Organizational behavior, negotiations

Working with students in virtual classes for more than ten years, Happy to answer any questions over email or meet over Zoom

Luis Miguel Echeverri (echeverri@fas.harvard.edu)

1. Strategic management.

2. Investing in emerging markets.

Anything in general about using Zoom and Canvas, both my classes are always Online or Hybrid (web conference with a required weekend on campus).

Margaret Andrews (mcandrews@fas.harvard.edu)

Leadership, creativity & innovation, teams, strategy

I would be happy to meet over the phone/Zoom and discuss online teaching questions/ideas

Maurie Kelly (mck4@psu.edu)

Negotiation, advanced negotiation, sustainability, international business

I am happy to provide any help I can including answering emails, meeting in zoom, sharing what I do, etc.

Michelle Brown-Droese (Mbrowndroese@fas.harvard.edu)

Marketing, business

Email questions, Zoom practice sessions

Milena Rubel (milena_rubel@harvard.edu)

Entrepreneurship & Innovation at DCE

Can meet via zoom and help with zoom, teaching practices, the use of canvas for grading, etc.

Mukul Kumar (muk343@g.harvard.edu)

Strategy, economics, management consulting

5 years of blended teaching experience (Zoom, Canvas,recorded sessions, competency-based education, simulations). Just finished online intensive weekend simulation - and learned many lessons. Happy to engage by email/zoom on any topics of interest. Increasing student-student interaction is my current area of innovation (welcome new ideas)!

Ned Gandevani (Gandevani@fas.harvard.edu)

Corporate finance, investment theory and applications, business analysis and valuation, financial statements analysis, and managerial accounting.

- Development and conversion of on-site course to the online course.

- Preparation and providing an effective live webinar lecture.

- Utilizing different features and tools to engage students in the online learning process.

Ray Comeau (comeau@fas.harvard.edu)

Management, literature (Case Studies in Leadership through Literature and Film)

I can meet on Zoom to discuss teaching practices using Zoom and Canvas.

Sharon Mertz (mertz@fas.harvard.edu)

Strategic management

I have been instructing in an online environment for many years using multiple tools with international audiences. Would be happy to have a phone call or Zoom conference to discuss differences in on-campus versus online instruction, various methods of engaging the participants, determining measurement criteria, and other associated topics. Located in US Eastern time zone.

Teo Nicolais (tnicolais@fas.harvard.edu)

Management and economics courses (specifically, real estate economics, finance, and investment).

I've been involved in distance instruction at the DCE for 14 years and typically teach 2 - 3 online courses each term with total semester enrollments of around 300 students. I'm happy to assist in any way you need. I would be glad to meet one-on-one with instructors to discuss setting up their "home teaching studio," manage live sessions in Zoom, and manage their Canvas sites. I would be glad to be available by e-mail to serve as a sounding board, help avoid pitfalls, and of working with students in an online environment. I would be glad to help trouble shoot technical issues for matters which don't reach the level required for Instructional Teaching Staff intervention. I'm glad to help with Summer School instructors as well as Fall and Spring instructors at the Extension School.

Vijay Sampath (vsampath@fas.harvard.edu)

Intermediate accounting

Available to meet over phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices, answer questions over email, doing online group work, etc.

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Cathy Payne (cathy_payne@icloud.com)

TA for HES museum studies graduate courses.

Besides my work as a TA with HES, I also teach Advanced Placement art history at a large public high in Florida that is now transitioning to online teaching.

I can share how to facilitate live online courses as a TA, including the use of .ppt presentations, how to engage students privately in chat if they are not participating, and how to help the instructor with discussions online via Zoom. I can also provide tips on using the Speedgrader function on Canvas.

Charlotte Szilagyi (chs312@g.harvard.edu)

I am an instructor teaching courses in film studies (also have background in literature); I have prior experience as an online TA, as well. I have used Canvas for over 5 years, and Zoom-based web conferences for almost 2 semesters. My longest engagement is with brick-and-mortar classrooms.

Can meet over Zoom to test drive Zoom (Instructor and TA); Can help with moving course materials to Canvas and using Canvas capabilities to extend student community. Can help with transforming seminars to Zoom-based web conference courses; can share best practices in online pedagogy (e.g. Strategies for Establishing an Online Student Community; Creating Robust Online Discussion/Class Participation). Can also answer questions over email.

Eleanor (Sis) Hight (Eleanor.Hight@unh.edu)

I am currently teaching the proseminar (an introduction to museum studies and writing course) and museum architecture in the Museum Studies Master's Program. I'm an art historian who specializes in 19th-21st century art, architecture, photography, and film.

I have experience teaching both asynchronous and live conference classes online. Live online classes can be as rewarding as teaching on ground in the classroom, and they are not hard to set up! I can assist you in setting up discussion boards, in-class discussion groups and peer review writing workshops, student conferences, sharing PowerPoints and videos during class, as well as exploring general teaching strategies. I would be happy to meet via Zoom to go over issues that concern you.

Katherine Burton Jones (kathy_jones@harvard.edu)

Museum studies - intro, capstone, and two technology courses

Can answer questions over email, can meet over the phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices, can share lessons learned about online group work, can share tips for interacting with students in other time zones.

Marilyn Morgan Westner (mcmorgan7@gmail.com)

History (U.S.), pop culture, gender studies

I'm happy to answer questions over email or talk over Zoom/phone to discuss strategies I've learned to engage students in meaningful/quality discussions online, how to keep students engaged, and tips on how to create a sense of community. I also know how overwhelming it can be to shift from primarily in-person to fully online. Happy to troubleshoot concerns and share ideas.

Peter Becker (pbecker@fas.harvard.edu)

American literature and academic writing

happy to help via email re teaching practices using zoom

Jill Slye (jaslye@gmail.com)

Fundamentals of Public Speaking and Advanced Public Speaking

I am happy to help any way I can. I have taken two on campus classes and converted them to a hybrid format (web conference with a required weekend on campus). I am happy to answer questions over email, over the phone or meet in the Zoom Room. I am no expert, but I will do the best I can to add any comfort or support during this transition. Since I used to consider myself as 'technologically challenged' if I can do it, anyone can! Using the white board, polling options, and break out rooms help keep students engaged, interacting and interested.

Sarah Anne Stinnett (sarahanne_stinnett@harvard.edu)

Public speaking, communication, social media management, ESL

Can answer questions over email, can meet over the phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices, can share lessons learned about online group work, can share tips for interacting with students in other time zones.

Plus: Canvas usage, Zoom tutorials/usage, can sit in during beginning (15 mins) of first online class to ensure a smooth start, can share online/zoom icebreakers to build camaraderie, etc.

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Maria Luisa Parra (Parra@fas.harvard.edu)

Spanish language and culture

I can answer questions over email, can meet over the phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices (how to prepare for an online class, things you have to think about before you start your zoom class), can share lessons learned about online group work.

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Alessandro Massarotti (alemassa63@gmail.com)

Astronomy, physics and geophysics

Zoom meetings with people who may need to know how to maximize the results of teaching live webinars

David Rose (davidrose@g.harvard.edu)

Organic chemistry (and introductory physics in the past)

Questions via email, discussion via Zoom, share Canvas access and show examples of communication and online lesson development, offer advice on maintaining sense of community with students, organizing with TAs and allowing autonomy when appropriate, and of course, general support and encouragement!

Dileep Monie (dmonie@post.harvard.edu)

Engineering Sciences Bioengineering, and Biotechnology

I have been teaching online at DCE for 5 years, including Tissue Engineering for Clinical Applications this term (Spring 2020). I am happy to assist in any way you need: answering questions, discussing teaching practices, sharing lessons learned about online group work, etc. We can email, set up a phone call, or meet one-on-one over Zoom.

Jennifer Cole (jcole01@fas.harvard.edu)

Geology, environmental science, wetlands, natural disasters, agriculture, energy science and policy

I can help with pretty much everything. From pedagogy to technical support.

Jessica O'Brien (jobrienmath@gmail.com)

Head TA for Quantitative Reasoning: Practical Math with Professor Graeme Bird at Harvard Extension School

Middle school math teacher during the day

I can help with...

Answering questions via email, phone, and Zoom

Help with setting up quizzes and assignments in Canvas

Help with holding conferences on Canvas and Zoom

Help with teaching practices that work best with distance learning

Help with responding to students who are stressed, concerned, or full of anxiety

Help with how to grade online assignments

Help with how to set up guidelines for distance learning

I have been working with distance learning for about 7 years.

Kris Lokere (krislokere@gmail.com)

Math (TA for Real Analysis and Linear Algebra, for students in Extension and College)

Relate experience running office hours, seminars and workshops using Zoom. Created student-to-student and student-to-teacher online asynchronous interactions using Slack.

Melissa Spillane (mspillanemath@gmail.com)

Middle school math

TA - Quantitative Reasoning: Practical Math with Professor Graeme Bird

I am happy to help answer questions regarding Canvas (creating and grading assignments). I am also willing to help correct on-line assignments submitted through Canvas. You can reach me through email or phone.

Ramon Sanchez Pina (rsanchez@hsph.harvard.edu)

Design of Renewable Energy Projects

Sustainable Product Design and the Innovation Ecosystem

Sustainable Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management

Sustainable Business and Technology

I have taught distance courses in the Harvard Extension School since 2011, I usually teach 2 courses each term. I teach at the Harvard Summer School as well. I can share some lessons learned and best practices on how to design a dynamic online teaching experience using Zoom, how to use some helpful resources provided by the CANVAS website, how to foster engagement among distance students, how to deal with large groups when teaching online (sometimes I had groups with 100 to 200 students from all over the world), how to rely on teaching assistants and introduce effective communication policies to help online students to stay connected, how to create and manage quizzes which are graded automatically by the CANVAS system and how to engage the class in project-oriented learning that yields a quantifiable result which helps our students to sharpen their skills in the workforce. Please feel free to e-mail at any time to schedule a call or a Zoom meeting

Terzah Tippin Poe (poe@fas.harvard.edu)

Environmental management and sustainability, Teaching Fellow

-Sustainable Cities

-International Environmental Science, Policy and Social Justice

-Marine Policy and Ocean Resources

-Organizational Sustainability

-Environmental Law

-Designing interactive online student experiences (group work within the Zoom environment)

-Online class interaction with real-time surveys, polling and the use of white-board to boost discussions

-Facilitating student responses through active questioning of online students

-Tips on how to transfer your live lecture style to compelling online teaching

-Ensuring your online class is structured for maximum interaction by students from all time zones (time-shifting, etc.)

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David Nicholson (dnicholson@post.harvard.edu)

World history courses, government courses. I have taught over 13 years at DCE and the Summer school as teaching assistant and instructor.

I can mentor on Zoom, Canvas, and best practices for engaging students in online courses. These things include group work, discussions, utilizing surveys, integrating media into courses, and more. I also work as a Learning Engagement Management at HKS

Edward Henry (edward_henry@fas.harvard.edu)

(TA) National Security

can answer questions via email, meet over Zoom, practice over zoom, offer tips/guidance on student interaction

Elizabeth Shlala (eshlala@fas.harvard.edu)

History

Can answer questions over email, can meet over the phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices, can share lessons in the pedagogy of kindness

Evan Kleiman (ekleiman@fas.harvard.edu)

Psychology

Happy to answer questions over email or phone (or Zoom) on topics including discussing best practices for teaching remotely as well as practical tips for using Zoom.

Karyn Gunnet-Shoval (gunnetshoval@fas.harvard.edu)

Intermediate statistics; proseminar in graduate studies

Can answer questions over email, can meet over the phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices, can share lessons learned about online group work, can share tips for interacting with students in other time zones, can share insights about ongoing and effective communication with remote students

Michael Livingood (mlivingood@g.harvard.edu)

Legal Studies: Criminology and Justice

I can assist in developing strategies for getting students to participate and engage in Zoom classes. I frequently use polls, videos, and other discussion prompts which has been successful in getting students engaged. I'd happy to discuss further via email, phone, or Zoom.

Michael Miner (miner@g.harvard.edu)

Government and international relations

Can answer questions over email, via phone, Zoom session to demonstrate examples, tips on use of media, managing large volume classes, ideas on how to maximize impact, and other Zoom features.

Sarah Kleiman (saraherb@fas.harvard.edu)

Psychology (specifically, trauma & PTSD)

I turned my in-person course into a live web conference course last year and am currently teaching it online for the second time. I would be happy to answer questions or talk about what has worked well (and not so well) over email, phone, or Zoom.

Steven Boomhower (sboomhower@fas.harvard.edu)

Social science proseminar, psychology

-can answer questions over email

-can meet over the phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices

Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa (traceytokuhamaepsinosa@gmail.com)

Neuroscience of Learning: An Introduction to Mind, Brain, Health and Education

I would be most helpful in sharing online management tips, and the importance of relationships (social contagion) in virtual contexts. I can have teachers visit our course room (Tuesday 3:00-5:00p.m.) or talk via Zoom or email.

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Allyson Boggess (boggess@g.harvard.edu)

Fundamentals of Academic Writing

I'm happy to connect via Zoom or email to discuss best practices for online classroom management, what has worked/hasn't worked for me over the years I've been teaching online, activity ideas for smaller limited enrollment courses in particular. I'm also happy to be a "test it out in Zoom" buddy.

Ariane Liazos (liazos@fas.harvard.edu)

Expository writing

Research methods in history and political science

Thesis work

I think I could be most helpful for the faculty in the Harvard College Writing Program. I would be happy to meet to talk about how to shift from the in-class activities of writing courses (peer review, discussions) to Zoom.

Christina Thompson (Cathomps@fas.harvard.edu)

Creative writing

Canvas sites for writing workshops, zoom workshops

Franklin J. Schwarzer (fjs143@gmail.com)

Business rhetoric and legal writing

Can meet over phone or zoom to discuss teaching practices; happy to help in any other way based on the needs of HES

Janet Sylvester (jsylvester@fas.harvard.edu)

Expository writing. In the past, I have also taught Creative Writing (Intro, plus Beginning & Advanced Poetry).

I'm happy to provide any type of mentoring.

Jennifer Doody (Jendoody@g.harvard.edu)

Business rhetoric, an intensive writing seminar; public speaking seminars at the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning; former Teaching Fellow, public speaking.

1. Meeting over Zoom to discuss teaching practices;

2. Assistance on how to successfully use breakout rooms and the class chat box;

3. Consulting on adapting in-person classwork to online/digital communications;

4. Facilitating a sense of belonging and unity among your students in the online teaching space.

Joan Feinberg (jfeinberg@g.harvard.edu)

Expository writing, business rhetoric

I'm glad to help with training on Zoom and with online teaching practices, particularly for writing classes and seminars. For instance, I can offer suggestions on how to run a class while you're running Zoom. I can answer questions by email or phone or in Zoom.

June Carolyn Erlick (jerlick@fas.harvard.edu)

Journalism

Can meet over the phone/Zoom to discuss teaching practices, can share lessons learned about online group work, can share tips for interacting with students in other time zones. We even did a book as a result of the Zoom class....

Randy Rosenthal (rrosenthal@fas.harvard.edu)

Writing (academic writing and business writing)

email/zoom/phone

Richard Martin (rmartin01@fas.harvard.edu)

Expository writing, Social sciences, anthropology. I also have a background in gender and sexuality studies.

I could do a phone / zoom meeting to discuss teaching online and adapting courses to online pedagogy.

Steven Wandler (wandler@fas.harvard.edu)

Writing, literature

I am happy to talk over the phone or meet online or answer emails as my schedule allows. I have extensive experience teaching synchronous online as well as asynchronous online and, in my "day job" have converted many, many courses from face-to-face to online delivery, with focus on maintaining student engagement, restructuring assignments for asynchronous online, and using technology in user-friendly, minimally intrusive ways

Tad Davies (vdavies@fas.harvard.edu)

Writing

Literature and politics

I've taught online for a decade and Zoom for the past 3-4 years. I'm happy to share whatever knowledge I have of the platform. I do a lot of work with breakout groups, class discussions, and screen and document sharing. So if any of that is useful, I can help.

Tom Akbari (t.akbari@fas.harvard.edu)

Writing in the Sciences; Business Rhetoric; Academic Writing. Have taught American literature courses online, though not at Extension.

Can share course materials, Zoom classroom strategies, Canvas strategies; assignment, assessment, and student interaction strategies. Can confer by email, Zoom.