Learning, Teaching & Research Themes
Are there things you'd like to do in your teaching or research where technology could help? We can help you identify technologies to support your teaching and learning. Explore technologies faculty are already using and find out how you can try them out yourself!
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Students use commercial software in order to understand how to conduct research.
Comments from students and teaching staff enrich learning by adding layers of information to media.
Teaching staff introduce or reinforce course content and gauge student learning.
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Students explore problems based on real events and information.
Students actively communicate online to ask and answer questions, make comments, and share information.
Teaching staff prompt students with questions during class and get immediate feedback.
Students work together on projects involving textual or visual materials.
- Digital Methods
Students can access materials that have been digitally preserved, such as medieval manuscripts.
Students research and create exhibits with the help of digital archives.
Students watch a pre-recorded lecture; class time can be used for interaction and discussion.
Students use regular low-risk assessments to reinforce classroom learning.
Academic materials and library staff support research by Harvard faculty and students.
Web-based maps encourage students to think spatially and critically.
Students access and engage with course content on their smartphones, tablets, and e-book readers.
Teaching staff or students create representations of complex systems.
Students submit video or audio recordings, blog posts, or portfolio collections.
Museum Objects and Collections
Students research tangible items in order to view course content from new perspectives.
Students discuss concepts with, and learn from, each other.
Teaching staff use customizable polls and surveys to gather and analyze data.
Students engage in reflective practice and have a way to document their learning.
Students take advantage of digital tools in order to learn by doing.
Students engage in active learning to develop solutions to fact-based challenges.
- Second Language Acquisition
Online models offer experiential learning; students test ideas by making decisions and negotiating.
- Synchronous Training
- Teach Remotely
Students use web-based platforms for visualizing, publishing, and researching chronological narratives.
- Visualization
Students learn representation methods and techniques that increase the understanding of complex data.
Teaching staff crowdsource students to find the most effective solution to a problem or question.
Students develop skills in building strong arguments; focus on structure, ideas, and clarity.
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