2021
Feb
05
SEAS LInc ~ Innovating Pedagogy in Engineering and the Sciences
Welcome
The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has established The SEAS Learning Incubator (SEAS LInc), whose mission is innovation of pedagogy in engineering and science. More
LInc Announces Recipients of 2020-2021 Faculty Fellowships
Congratulations toYiling Chen, PhD, James Honan, EdD, Ethimios Kaxiras, PhD, Mike D. Smith, PhD, and Salil Vadhan, PhD who have each been awarded the LInc Faculty Fellowship for the academic year 2020-2021.
James P. Honan, EdD
Senior Lecturer on Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Course Redesign: A-027/MLD-427 - Managing Financial Resources in Nonprofit Organizations
Course Design: Summer/ Fall 2020
Course Implementation: Spring 2021
Ethimios Kaxiras, PhD
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck Professor of Pure and Applied Physics
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Course Redesign: Applied Math 10 -Computing for Scientists and Engineers
Course Design: Summer 2020
Course Implementation: Fall 2020
Michael D. Smith, PhD
John H. Finley, Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
New Course Design: Equivalent alternative to CS-50
Course Design: Fall 2020
Course Implementation: 2022
Salil Vadhan, PhD
Vicky Joseph Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
New Course Design: Computer Science 120 Introduction to Algorithms & the Theory of Computation
Course Design: Spring 2021
Course Implementation: Fall 2021
Linc Conversations
LInc Conversations - Eric Mazur, Linc Faculty Director, engages educational leaders in conversation. Click here for more info. SEAS LInc in the News
Designing the classroom for deeper student engagement and feedback on learning
L Mahadevan, Lola England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics in SEAS, and Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and of Physics in FAS used his SEAS Learning Incubator LInc Faculty Fellowship to emphasize active learning in his Mathematical Modeling course. He implemented a flipped classroom approach to enable students to come to class with problems and questions to collaborate on, time to develop their own problems from scratch, and work on modeling with peers. The foundational arc supporting this process has students move from observations through abstraction, analysis and communication, and iteration - More
Instrumental Lessons in Engineering
Rob Wood, SEAS LInc Faculty Fellow and Charles River Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences has implemented his newly designed course, Engineering the Acoustical World. Adam Zewe of SEAS News covers reactions to the new course in his article, Instrumental Lessons in Engineering.
Call for Proposals: LInc Faculty Fellowships 2021-2022
The Learning Incubator (LInc) is pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for LInc Faculty Fellowships for the 2021-2022 Academic Year. A LInc Faculty Fellowship permits faculty to dedicate time normally devoted to teaching a course to the (re)-design of an existing course to implement new research-based pedagogies and improve learning gains. More
Upcoming Events
Pooja K. Agarwal, PhDSEAS LInc Activity Report
Many thanks to all who participated in the past year!
We look forward to your participation in the coming year!
Link to SEAS LInc Activity Report
Teaching Remotely - Resources for Faculty
With the transition out of the classroom to online teaching, LInc is collecting resources to guide and assist faculty as they move to online teaching. Read More.