Technology to the classroom
Instead of hitting the slopes or the beach in January for a little rest and relaxation, 20 Harvard graduate students opted to remain on campus and hit the books for an intense, two-week teaching and learning boot camp. The Harvard University January Academy on Technology-Enabled Teaching and Learning offered Harvard doctoral students the chance to learn from experts from across the University about current thinking and best practices in using technology to support education. The seminar also paired the students with Harvard mentors who helped them to develop a project, enabled by technology, that connected to their work as teaching fellows. “We need to be training the future faculty of the world, who are our graduate students, in understanding digital technologies, how they apply to education, and what the possibilities are,” said Katie Vale, director of the academy technology group in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and HarvardX course development manager,...