Small Moves for Big Topics: Transforming Hard Conversations into Learning Opportunities

This session will examine strategies and classroom practices to turn challenging classroom discussions into valuable learning experiences. Panelists will share their process to planning and teaching their class sessions and their approach to using hard topics as a vehicle for impactful learning. Participants will then be invited to explore difficult conversations or moments in their own teaching with panelists and each other.
Featuring:
Eram Alam, Assistant Professor of the History of Science (FAS)
Aimee Hollander, Director of the Curriculum Fellows Program, Lecturer on Microbiology (HMS)
Matthew Weinzierl, Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program (HBS)
Facilitators:
Karina Lin-Murphy, Associate Director, Course Design and Pedagogical Innovation (HBS)
Robert Haussman, Research Associate in the Learning Incubator (SEAS)