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  • 2019 Apr 11

    Low course ratings: What can you learn from them?

    1:00pm to 1:50pm

    Location: 

    Kresge 202B
    Most instructors receive some negative comments from students on their course evaluations. One option is to dismiss them as outliers or in conflict with positive comments, and sometimes that is appropriate. Often, however, negative evaluations represent good opportunities for reconsidering how a course is positioned, what it is trying to achieve,  and/or how it is taught. Dr. Nancy Kane will describe common themes found in negative course evaluations at Harvard Chan and discuss ways of addressing them.
  • 2019 Mar 28

    Teaching Practice: A Hands-On Workshop

    1:00pm to 1:50pm

    Location: 

    Kresge 202B

    Using the case method in your teaching requires many skills: listening, asking good questions, managing a classroom discussion, and organizing information around learning objectives. In this workshop, we will practice leading short discussions in a supportive environment. We welcome both novice and experienced teachers!

    A case will be sent out to registrants ahead of time, so sign up in time to prepare for the workshop. ...

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  • 2019 Feb 21

    Using Canvas Effectively

    1:00pm to 1:50pm

    Please join us for this interactive session on using Canvas. We'll start by providing an overview of the purpose of Canvas, and its ideal use. We'll then continue with a hands-on dive into some common features and tools. This workshop will be facilitated by Sejal Vashi, Manager of Digital Learning, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
  • 2019 Jan 17

    How to Write a Good Teaching Case and Teaching Note

    1:00pm to 1:50pm

    Are you interested in writing a teaching case but aren't quite sure how to go about it? This workshop will help you think through the critical steps: How do you identify an appropriate topic and choose a protagonist? How do you structure the case? How does a teaching case differ from a white paper or descriptive case study? In this interactive workshop, we will review these topics and critique an early and final draft of an actual case to explore the stages a case goes through as you develop it.
  • 2018 Dec 18

    Teaching and Learning Tools Developed by the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL)

    1:00pm to 1:50pm

    How can we use existing data around course information, enrollments, digital learning assets, and other Harvard data streams to support teaching and learning at Harvard? We will explore that question by showing a set of tools developed by the VPAL-Research team, including:
    • The Harvard Syllabus Explorer, which allows you to search and download Harvard syllabi
    • Enrollment View, which visualizes enrollment sequences and courses students tend to take concurrently
    • DART, Digital Assets for Reuse in Teaching, which allows you to search Harvard’s digital...
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  • 2018 Nov 15

    Asking Good Questions when Leading a Classroom Discussion: A Hands-on Workshop

    1:00pm to 1:50pm

    A central part of any classroom discussion is asking relevant and appropriate questions. In this workshop, we will work in small groups to develop discussion questions for an existing case and practice leading short discussions in a supportive environment. We welcome both novice and experienced teachers! The case will be sent out to registrants ahead of time, so please sign up in time to prepare for the workshop.
  • 2018 Sep 20

    Best Practices for Effective Teaching: Designing a course that facilitates student learning

    1:00pm to 1:50pm

    What do you need to do before the course begins? Is your course description clear and engaging? Does your syllabus provide a framework for the course that is logical and supported by theory? Does your course build appropriate skills and competencies geared to the cohort you are teaching? We will explore these and other issues in curriculum design, including how to set up your Canvas course site. Attendees will be able to submit a syllabus for review after the workshop.
  • 2018 Apr 19

    An Opportunity to Observe and Critique a Case-based Classroom Discussion

    1:00pm to 1:50pm

    Using the case method in your teaching requires many skills: listening, asking good questions, managing a classroom discussion and organizing information around learning objectives. In this workshop, our final for this year, we will watch short video clips of a faculty member who is new to case-based teaching, and critique what she does well and where she has challenges--all of them common to case-method teaching. Novice and seasoned faculty are welcome!
  • 2018 Mar 22

    Asking Good Questions When Leading a Classroom Discussion

    1:00pm to 1:50pm

    In this workshop, we will work in small groups to develop discussion questions for an existing case and practice leading short discussions in a supportive environment. The case and a short assignment will be sent out to registrants before the workshop, so be sure to register early enough to get your materials. We welcome both novice and experienced teachers!

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