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1pm – 2pm

Immersive Classroom Panel

• Facilitators: Adrienne Phelps Coco, Beth Frates, , Alexandra  Sedlovskaya, and Elizaveta Wick

Description: In this panel, instructors will share their experiences using the Immersive Classroom, which is part supercharged video player and part time traveler. Come join us to learn how to use this technology to engage synchronous and asynchronous learners. 

6pm – 7pm

Access for All: Making Your Course Materials Digitally Accessible

• Facilitator: Jon Howe 

Description: Join our session for practical answers and simple solutions regarding Harvard's Digital Accessibility Policy, such as:

•     What is the Harvard University Digital Accessibility Policy?
•     Why have this Policy?
•     Who can I ask to check the Digital Accessibility of my class materials?
•     Where can I go to get help bringing materials into compliance?

12pm - 1pm

AI Tinkering: Applying Generative AI in your Course Design

• Facilitator: Gloria Tam

Description: This session will explore how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is transforming education with real-world examples from Harvard and beyond. Participants will engage in hands-on activities- from content curation, multi-media asset generation, to role-play and other learning activity generation, to experiment how AI can enhance your course design strategies.

5pm – 6pm

Improv for Educators: How To Bring a "Yes And" Approach Into Your Classroom

• Facilitator: Bridget Copes

Description: In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how the tenets of improvisation can help foster a supportive learning environment. Participants will exercise active listening skills, embrace mistakes as a part of growth, learn through play, and reflect on how improv’s “yes, and” philosophy can be helpful in the classroom.

1pm – 2pm 

Learning Visualized: How Graphics and Information Design can Impact Your Course

• Facilitators: Sara Makiya & Mike Davis

Description: In this session we will explore the power of visuals for learning. From data visualization and infographics to creative illustrations, animation, and multimedia, we’ll examine how incorporating visual elements into your course can enhance students' retention, comprehension, and engagement. Learn how leveraging these tools can make your course content more accessible, effective, and compelling.

7pm – 8pm 

Facilitation Slam 

• Facilitator: Woden Teachout 

Description: Join our lively "slam" workshop where instructors bring their favorite facilitation techniques to the table for a dynamic exchange of ideas. We are looking for openers (eg. silly handshakes, community agreements), ways to engage with the material (eg. fishbowl, drawing together) and ways to close (eg. round robin, word clouds, statement-and-question). Come ready to share a tried-and-true method (or just to learn) and leave with an exciting toolkit of new facilitation strategies to invigorate your sessions.

10am – 11 am 

Navigating Hot Button Moments

• Facilitator: Zahra Ahmed

Description: Learn strategies to facilitate hot button moments and difficult conversations that may be expected or unexpected and ways to respond to students' emotional and verbal reactions. 

12pm – 1pm 

Teaching with Harvard Library Resources

• Facilitators: Jonathan Paulo & J. Armstrong

Description: Learn more about Harvard Library access, resources, and services. We will provide an overview of how to use the Library Reserves section in Canvas to make course materials available to your students, and also give a brief overview of HOLLIS, research guides, databases, and ways to connect your students with research help.

6pm – 7pm 

Revamp Your Assignments with Transparent Teaching: A Collaborative Workshop 

• Facilitator: Woden Teachout  

Description: Join us for an interactive faculty development workshop where educators will pair up to refine and enhance one of their assignments using a transparent teaching framework. This hands-on session equips participants with practical strategies to improve student engagement and success through clear and purposeful assignment design. Please bring an assignment you want to refine; if you don't have one, you'll get the opportunity to work on a colleague's assignment.

12pm – 1pm 

Your Pivotal Role as a TA

• Facilitators: Bryan Janson and Susan Goldstein

Description: Calling all TA’s! Whether you are new or experienced, solo or part of a team, working in courses with synchronous and/or asynchronous students, this workshop is for you. We’ll discuss TA roles, ways to support your students, and effectively communicating with both your instructor and students.