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...This desire to become a fully-rounded person in addition to honing abilities on the field is characteristic of Nichols’ outlook. With a joint concentration in History & Literature and History of Art & Architecture, soccer proves not just a release from studies but a learning tool.“I am a big believer that the character that you build on the field translates to other areas of your life,” she says. “I think that soccer, more than just giving me skills and the ability to play in a game, has given...
...have a number of great shows, and [the site] should publicize both our own programming as well as encourage new programming,” he added. HRTV Vice President Eric C. Paternot ’09 said he strongly believes that CrimsonClips will be a great promotional tool for HRTV, helping alleviate some of the recruitment problems the group has faced in the past. “I hope that [the site] inspires people to join HRTV and maybe even come up with a new show,” he said. “Part of our problem...
...still manage to get by (though I’m not sure posting these videos online can still even be considered “modern”; Chem 5 lectures were being uploaded in 1998). Yet, fast-forward 10 years, and lecture videotaping is a highly underutilized teaching tool. Most large Harvard classrooms are fully equipped to videotape lectures, a service provided seamlessly at faculty request. Still, many professors choose not to opt in, often arguing that online lecture videos incentivize lower class attendance and abstractly decrease overall learning. But anyone who has sat through a large lecture here knows...
...willful withholding of this opt-in teaching tool is paternalistic, and reflects an inaccurate conception of reality on the part of professors. For some students, watching lectures online at their leisure when they are not tired, sick, or hungry—coupled with the ability to pause and rewind a video—could actually aid in learning...
...Lecture videotaping needs to be expanded. At only modest effort and cost, lecture videos provide students a valuable study tool and an additional avenue of learning. Professors need to stop venerating class attendance and start thinking pragmatically...