Project

As part of this project the PITFs created Zeega ( www.zeega.com ). Zeega enables individuals and organizations to create nonlinear digital narratives that seamlessly combine photos, videos, text, audio and maps from public APIs. Teaching Challenge...

An interactive word game was created in Flash, as an engaging way students that could practice casual conversation in French. The game provided audio examples and students had to pick the correct choice. Students played in sound-match format to test...

The PITFs designed a system for teaching vocabulary and grammar and tested tools with Chinese, Hebrew, and Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Teaching Challenge: Egyptian Aa and Ab focused on reading and discussion of artifacts from ancient Egypt. An emphasis was...

TFs, working as PITFs, conducted live online office hours. Using the web conferencing software, they could talk and text chat, share a program or a view of their computer desktop, and illustrate concepts on a whiteboard. Teaching Challenge: Students in...

The goals of the project were to research, identify, and make available the relevant readings and images to help students comprehend and learn about the gradual expansion of architectural theory and achievement in France during the 17th and 18th centuries...

The PITF team built on Skrtic’s article to transform it into a supported, digital reading environment that benefits the diversity of students in the course. Using BookBuilder, a free tool created by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), PITFs...

This project resulted in an interactive research iSite for anthropology research, created by Harvard College librarians in collaboration with Harvard faculty and departments. Teaching Challenge: To highlight the unique collections available through the...

During the live class, Professor Murnane generated economic inputs based on responses from the students themselves, and then examined how the new data influenced the model in question. For instance, he asked students questions about the demand for private...

A PITF helped design and develop updated versions of the tutorials. Teaching Challenge: In 2006, a PITF helped faculty member Kathy Boudett create Excel and PowerPoint tutorials on how to analyze, display, and present assessment data. Over time, these...

An interactive research guide for folklore and mythology research, created by Harvard College librarians in collaboration with Harvard faculty and departments. Teaching Challenge: Discovery and use of library print and electronic resources for research...