Harvard Business Impact Education

The recording of our recent webinar with Iavor Bojinov of Harvard Business School is now available.

Get an inside look at how HBS designed its required course on Data Science and AI for Leaders, including hands-on AI exercises, case-based discussions, and project-based assessments that help students build practical AI capability.

Watch the recording here: https://bit.ly/4vBVRFj

Instructors spend time reviewing course evaluations and reflecting on their teaching, but struggle to translate those reflections into concrete changes in their classrooms.

In Inspiring Minds, Cecilia Primogerio and Camila del Carril of Universidad Austral share three common obstacles that limit reflective practice—from delayed reflection and biased feedback to action paralysis—and offer three strategies educators can use to turn insights into meaningful improvements: https://bit.ly/4vk1qba

Making Time for Better Teaching Educators often collect feedback and reflect on their teaching but struggle to turn those insights into meaningful classroom change. This article shares three strategies for translating reflection and student feedback into measurable teaching improvements.

In the transition from PhD, junior faculty need research guidance.

In Inspiring Minds, Jesse Shapiro, professor of economics and business administration at Harvard University, shares how group research mentoring can help junior faculty stay on track and make the most of their new opportunities: https://bit.ly/4a3jEoG

How to Help New Faculty Launch a Research Agenda Learn how senior faculty can help new professors build a research agenda, navigate the transition from PhD student to faculty member, and create structure through effective mentorship.

While circulating among small student groups, an instructor notices that some students appear unsure about how to proceed. Some groups reread the prompt and ask each other what they are supposed to do, while others wait quietly wait for direction.

There’s an element of improvisation to effective active learning: Even after carefully planning for how a class might unfold, instructors must decide, in the moment, how they will facilitate discussions, group work, and debriefs.

These are complex decisions that many faculty were never formally trained to make.

In Inspiring Minds, Megan Gahl of Minerva Project and Raquel H Ribeiro of Minerva University draw on years of teaching and faculty development work to introduce different levels of student-instructor control needed in effective active learning classrooms.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3PR1HTC

Active Learning Is a Balancing Act Active learning requires instructors to balance guidance and student autonomy. This article explores three facilitation roles educators can move between--observer, guide, and conductor--and shares practical examples for knowing when to pivot among them.

We've released new Quick Cases!

These bite-sized, 2-4 page scenarios immerse students in business decision-making moments with no prep required for them and minimal prep for you.

Fresh, relevant, and designed to spark classroom conversations.

Check out our latest Quick Cases: https://bit.ly/43oej7M

Student attention is one of the most valuable resources inside a classroom—and one of the most difficult to sustain. What can educators do when the engagement starts to drift?

In Inspiring Minds, Allison Shapira, adjunct lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, suggests resisting the urge to take student disengagement personally. Instead, pause, reassess, and look for ways to bring students back into the conversation. https://bit.ly/4evOl8C

When You Can Tell Your Class Isn’t Listening to You When students lose focus, even the best class discussions can stall. Learn four ways to regain students’ attention and restore classroom momentum.

As Gen AI continues to challenge traditional teaching models, isolated experimentation is no longer enough.

Institutions need to create stronger systems so educators can learn together, systematically and at scale. In this Inspiring Minds article by Mairead Brady, associate professor at Trinity Business School, learn four practical changes institutions can make to build a culture of pedagogical innovation.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4v23nJ5

Higher Ed Needs Teaching Innovation, But Does Your School’s Culture Support It? Teaching innovation often happens privately and informally. Here’s how higher ed institutions can create a culture that supports experimentation and shared learning.