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There has been no lack of resources, musings, and opinions on ChatGPT and other natural language processing tools’ meteoric rise over the recent months and its impact on the classroom. A few things we know is for sure: (1) there are a lot of facets to consider about the tools’ usage both from a student and educator perspective, (2) it is constantly changing, so whatever adaptations we bring into the classroom must be flexible enough for those changes, and (3) this is not a new challenge.
Course Design Spotlights highlight innovative collaborations between DCE faculty and the Course Design Team in the Department of Teaching and Learning. Learn how the Course Design team helped Professor of Government Dustin Tingley adapt an interactive negotiation simulation from the classroom to an asynchronous online experience! Students act as negotiators in the 1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. They build coalitions, draft treaties, and vote on a final agreement to limit chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
“The Immersive Classroom helps level the playing field for HyFlex teaching with learners that are in-person and online either synchronously or asynchronously.”
"The best feedback is targeted, not general, and acknowledges something specific in a students’ work, shares insights, and suggests next steps to enhance their work. Peer feedback is a great way to reduce, complement, and supplement instructor feedback. It is also an opportunity for students to learn to give constructive feedback." Joanna Do, a DCE Instructional Technologist and Canvas Course Site Designer, shares the power of peer feedback.
In the heart of Harvard Square, on the second floor of an unassuming office building facing the corner of Brattle Street, an “on air” light turns on, illuminating the entryway of DCE’s newest teaching space.
Course Design Spotlights highlight innovative projects that members of the Teaching and Learning team work on with DCE faculty through the Teach Partnership program. This spotlight highlights a partnership with Emmy Waldman to introduce course themes in a unique and engaging way with creative assignment prompts and custom digital illustrations.
In this Instructor Spotlight featuring Vanessa Aller, Instructor at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Director of Education Technology at William James College, she shares how she infuses Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into her HMS course, Teaching 101: Bringing Effective Teaching Practices to your Classroom.
In our instructor spotlight featuring Karina Lin-Murphy, she shares how she has built a community in her online course at the Harvard Extension School (HES) by infusing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies. Instructor spotlights are part of our Inclusive Teaching Institute and highlight how instructors are infusing inclusive practices, which can inspire you to try out these practices in your own teaching.
Making the online experience accessible for everyone requires ongoing effort, and the student experience improves with each step you take. We are grateful for your support of Harvard's accessibility initiative. Here are some simple fixes that can help with accessibility for files, headings and text emphasis.
THE GRAND OPENING OF BRATTLE SQUARE STUDIO
Course Design Spotlights highlight innovative projects that members of the Teaching and Learning team work on with DCE faculty through the Teach Partnership program. This spotlight highlights a partnership with Emmy Waldman to introduce course themes in a unique and engaging way with creative assignment prompts and custom digital illustrations.
In this virtual interactive workshop on Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), which was open to faculty and teaching staff across Harvard University, we explore how to cultivate relationships in both an online and in-person class....