Social Science

Faculty develop a national security crisis and simulate placing the students on the National Security Council Staff to develop strategic options to drive U.S. foreign policy. By thrusting students into positions of responsibility for solutions to real...

Student groups are each assigned a region experiencing a humanitarian crisis for research. They produce a visual timeline representing the processes precipitating and leading up to the crisis and the relief efforts undertaken in response. As a final...

This semester-long simulation provides a practical, hands-on experience to help prepare law students for their transition into private practice and the business world. Hear Professor Presser talk about his prize winning activity: Goal: To provide students...

This activity pushes students to think about the impact of parental incarceration by engaging them in theoretical readings and model-building. Goal : To reinforce students’ factual understanding and familiarity with the key components of course readings...

A novel yearly course introducing observational skills to dermatology residents, using Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Goal: To focus on the nuances of observation with no background knowledge required (texture, color, shape, shadow). To allow each...

This course uses the Harvard case method to work on student's change challenges. Goal: For students to articulate change, and apply learning concepts to their “change projects”. Background: The entire course is designed around an iterative process of...

This activity equips students with communication skills necessary for impromptu public speaking. Goal : To enable students to gain practice applying public speaking skills To provide students with an opportunity to reflect on how to communicate...

This term course on education and community in America explores the origins and evolution of students and faculty engagement in their communities, specifically in educational programs from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries. Activity...

This particular single-class activity got students acquainted with confidence intervals using a simple iPad and the attached handout. Activity: Complex Stats, Simple Tech Goal/s: The goal of the activity was to get the students comfortable with...

A three day simulation of the Parliament of World Religions teaches students about the role of faith groups in addressing climate change. Goals: to provide an opportunity to study religious teachings related to nature and the environment to investigate...