#  Reflections from the Community 

 



##  Reflections from the Community 

 

 

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##  Tips and reflections shared by Harvard colleagues 

 



    ![Alison Wood Brooks photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum10631/files/styles/hwp_3_4__480x640/public/teachremotely/files/brooks_alison_wood.jpg?itok=SCKO4XYn) 

 

 

 

   

**Warm up the crowd**

I love a Zoom warm-up ritual. Ask students to raise and lower digital hands, answer a question via chat, rename themselves, or do jazz hands as uproarious (albeit muted) applause.

 

Alison Wood Brooks

O'Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration

 

 



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**Socrates and the internet**

The Internet is [a medium of intermediacy for immediate learning](/sites/g/files/omnuum10631/files/teachremotely/files/reflections_-_nagy_-_the_idea_of_immediate_learning_2020-03-22.pdf)…Unlike the old technology of writing, the new technology of the Internet has the power of creating a synchronous environment for immediate learning in dialogue.

 

Gregory Nagy

Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature

 

 



    ![Rebecca Nesson](/sites/g/files/omnuum10631/files/styles/hwp_3_4__480x640/public/teachremotely/files/nesson_rebecca.jpg?itok=gLWMN25R) 

 

 

 

   

**Maximize interactivity**

Simple ways of incorporating interactivity can be very effective and will enliven your class. Do a live poll using the built-in "yes"/"no" buttons and then ask one student from each side to explain their vote.

 

Rebecca Nesson

Associate Dean of the Harvard College Curriculum

 

 



    ![Teddy Svoronos](/sites/g/files/omnuum10631/files/styles/hwp_3_4__480x640/public/teachremotely/files/svoronos_teddy.jpg?itok=IT2WAmKv) 

 

 

 

   

**Mind the gaps**

Think about what students can do **between** sessions - watching blended learning modules, or sharing reflections that you can bring into class - to maximize interactivity during your precious time together.

 

Teddy Svoronos

Lecturer at the John F. Kennedy School of Government

 

 



    ![Karen Brennnan photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum10631/files/styles/hwp_3_4__480x640/public/teachremotely/files/brennan_karen.jpg?itok=DOyv-o2G) 

 

 

 

   

**Break the ice**

We’re all missing social interactions. Ask a playful question in the chat window as students are arriving in class to build relationships and connections.

 

Karen Brennan

Associate Professor of Education