We’ve all been there: you’ve handed out the research assignment. Your students have begun working on it. But there’s a snag—the material isn’t as easy to find or as abundant as you thought; your students are missing crucial context; the instructions are ambiguous on a key point; you hadn’t anticipated what would happen when students …
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” - Aristotle Continue reading »
Each semester, the Bok Center awards some of Harvard’s most accomplished Teaching Fellows the Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, and the Harvard University Certificate of Teaching Excellence to outstanding Preceptors and Lecturers. Here is the list of recipients for Fall, 2012. Congratulations to them and a hearty “hear hear!” for all the dedicated … Continue reading »
“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” – Oscar Wilde Continue reading »
“It is in fact a part of the function of education to help us escape, not from our own time — for we are bound by that — but from the intellectual and emotional limitations of our time.” – T.S. Eliot Continue reading »
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry B Adams Continue reading »
Have a student that doesn’t speak up in class very often? You might be teaching the next Jill Lepore. Watch this video of Professor Jill Lepore reflecting on public speaking, intellectual authority, and capturing an audience. — Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard College. She is also the … Continue reading »
Here’s a quick teaching tip by Aubry Threlkeld for encouraging class discussion. Aubrey is the Bok Center’s Departmental Teaching Fellow for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Continue reading »
