Project Spotlight

Students in this Culture and Belief class were asked to interpret class discussions and readings in an artistic way. This included song, dance performance, poem, sculpture, painting, or even a short story. Artifacts were uploaded into an online portfolio...

In a First-Year Seminar on Global Pop Music, students heard a variety of music selections and genres from around the world. The class culminated with students creating their own composition—a “mashup” of sounds, songs, and samples.

The final assignment of United States in the World 35 was a three-minute “elevator pitch” of students' ideas to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. These pitches were captured on video to develop students’ skills in making a concise verbal argument...

Students in all levels of French were evaluated on their comfort level in specific language situations (interpersonal, cultural, presentational, etc.) at the beginning and end of each term. The goal was for students and the department to be able to assess...

In Professor Browne’s General Education course on the Darwinian Revolution, students created a “Cabinet of Curiosities” by curating their own collections of images taken at various places in Harvard Museums. The work was presented in an online interface...

For History of Art and Architecture 172w, students were able to locate objects in local collections for their term research projects more efficiently using digital maps, guides, and photo collections.

With the aid of visualization tools such as Gapminder and custom data sets, students examined the distribution of severe health crises around the world and, in particular, the prevalence of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Professor Lue used rich animations to illustrate complex concepts and processes in molecular and cellular biology.

Professor Mazur is a leading practitioner and researcher of the peer instruction method of teaching. His group developed the Learning Catalytics platform, which aims to help faculty manage a fully interactive classroom.

Professor Huth’s Primitive Navigation General Education course challenged students with real-world navigation scenarios. The final project for the course included a multimedia component.