Providing Structure and Context

Students learn to construct a persuasive argument by brainstorming multiple ways to structure their final research paper using post-its, large pieces of paper, or whatever other materials students like. They organize and re-arrange primary sources in a...

This course on systems engineering and machine architecture weaves a variety of activities including problem sets and coding exercises, to create a more applicable experience for the students. Goal : The goal of the in-class activities is to form a bridge...

This instructor leverages field trips to the Boston area to reinforce weekly lectures on the impact of buildings to environmental health. Goal : The goal of the format of this class is to: 1) have students read peer-reviewed literature and actively lead...

This term long group re-design project emphasizes individual and collaborative learning to improve website designs. Goal : To build skills in accomplishing a redesign task, making use of target tasks as well as objective timings to evaluate their...

This activity embeds research, problem solving, and presentation skills to expand prior knowledge on big data. Goal : To teach students how to brainstorm, how to creatively think about research and how to communicate fundamental computer science concepts...

This course designed a set of interactive, hands-on, in-class activities designed to allow students to explore concepts before they were rigorously presented in lecture. Goal : The objective for the near-weekly in-class activities is to get students...

This activity exposes first-time graduate researchers to all stages of the research process through sourcing leads from fellow classmates. Goal: To create a collective research environment –otherwise known as "crowd researching". Background: This activity...

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 activity in introductory game development is intended to offer concrete initial tools for solving some of the course problems, and provide comfortably small groups in which all student voices might be shared. Activity : Game Design Activity Goal : To...