Harvard
Harvard Wants to Know: How Does the Act of Making Shape Kids’ Brains?
A group of Harvard researchers is teaming up with schools in Oakland, Calif. to explore how kids learn through making. Through an initiative called Project Zero, they’re investigating the theory that kids learn best when they’re actively engaged in designing and creating projects to explore concepts. It’s closely aligned with the idea of design thinking [...]
Guide to MOOCs: Free, Quality Higher Education
More and more Ivy League universities are offering free online courses. Here’s a comprehensive guide to what’s available to enterprising students.
Don’t Lecture Me: Rethinking How College Students Learn
At the star-studded Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching (HILT) event earlier this month, where professors gathered to discuss innovative strategies for learning and teaching, Harvard’s professor Eric Mazur gave a talk on the benefits of practicing peer instruction in class, rather than the traditional lecture. The idea is getting traction. Here’s more about the [...]
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