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...after nine months of Derek Bok—we have reinvigorated ourselves, we have a very powerful sense of purpose and engagement. I think the campus is in good spirits, and the Faculty is very committed on a variety of levels. And this means not only the FAS but the faculty across the University. I feel that we are well-poised moving forward to think about the future and not dwell on the past...
...some of its courses by offering trailers free of charge to the general public on iTunes U, a service that allows colleges and universities to distribute educational content over the Internet. The Extension School, which is one of the three schools comprised by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), should be applauded for this innovative project, which will further the school’s mission to provide continuing education to the general public. But for courses offered in the other two schools of FAS—the College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS...
...would be unwise to apply open access to all courses in FAS. In the past, we have supported the expansion of course video availability. There is an important difference, however, between making course videos available to course or community members and making them available to the general public. For example, students in some large courses, such as Moral Reasoning 22, “Justice,” already report some level of discomfort about the ubiquitous filming of the course’s lectures. To make videos publicly available would fundamentally shift the dynamic of these courses, turning students into...
...urgent and worthy enough to be shared by the entire University, at least through avenues that would not detract from the learning of other Harvard students. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, offers unlimited access to syllabi, handouts, and other non-sensitive course documents on its Web site. FAS should do the same...
Last week, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) reached a milestone. In blunt and forceful language, a new report prepared by the Task Force on Teaching and Career Development acknowledges what students have been saying for years: Harvard has a pedagogy problem. The 86-page report recommends 18 concrete and sensible strategies for the improvement of teaching at Harvard, but if the report is to make more than a mere dent, its proposals must be brought to fruition. We hope that the Faculty, the new president, and the new dean of the Faculty will fast-track the implementation...