Sequential

Students experience what it is like to be an expert in a field by focusing their research and writing on a single fairy tale and its adaptations throughout the course of a semester. Goals: To show students how to choose an area of expertise and join in an...

This final lab project, contributed by the Cornell Center for Teaching Excellence, utilizes the techniques learned throughout the semester in the lab as well as the concepts learned in the lecture portion of the class. The project involves a person...

Throughout the term students prepared three case studies in order to engage with information on the American legal system. Up to two of the case studies could be replaced by multimedia projects. The case studies were discussed in lectures and sections...

Students submit response papers immediately prior to attending class with the goal of increased preparedness for discussion. Goal: Prime students for discussion in junior tutorial so their minds are fresh. Introduction/Background: Robert Turley assigned...

Rachel Gillett reports that in the History and Literature Sophomore Tutorials, students are required to do three oral presentations with the help of the instructors in order to hone their public speaking and critical thinking skills. Prior to the...

In Animal Cognition, Dr. Irene Pepperberg's students learn how to evaluate scholarly work on animal cognition by trying to think from the animal's point of view of the experiment. The entire course is set up so that students become critical consumers (and...

In Patterns & Processes in Fish Diversity (OEB 130), Professor George Lauder's students create entries for the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL). Students choose a fish that does not yet have an entry or only has a very sparse entry on the EOL. Students can...

EMR16: Real-Life Statistics: Your Chance for Happiness (or Misery) is taught around real-life modules, and all major assignments apply statistical topics directly to the real-life topics. The modules are Romance, Finance, Medical, Elections, and Wine &...

This project has students work in pairs explore the botany of Harvard Square. Students find a plant-related item to research and prepare a an abstract, a presentation, and a written report. Students investigate Harvard square to find a plant product. Once...

The Art of Film had a semester-long discussion structure that got students actively involved in shaping the direction of section. The students watched films every week in lecture. At the beginning of the semester, pairs of students were asked to chose a...