# 360 Support for Faculty ## We Can Help With... ### Designing Your Syllabus & Canvas Site A well designed course deserves to be explained well. We can make sure that students gain a clear picture of your course from the moment they browse the catalogue. **We work with instructors to:** - write, format, and distribute their syllabi. - create their courses' Canvas sites. - partner with [Academic Technology for the FAS](https://atg.fas.harvard.edu/home) to integrate special features into course websites. ![syllabus discussion board](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-11/35402423123_bfeec33d80_k.jpg?itok=UeUqeMhd) ### Assignment Design Formative or summative, in-class, out of class, or for the entire course: Bok can help you create meaningful assignments for your students. **We work with instructors to:** - revise flat or dated assignment prompts. - align assignments with their learning objectives. - brainstorm new assignment modalities. - develop new capstone assignments, and scaffold them back through the semester. - divide a course into units or modules. - test new assignments with students in our [Learning Lab](/learning-lab-services-faculty "Learning Lab Services for Faculty"). ![20230428.7.1000_pnp.documentation.broll_5d.a.stills.0290.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/shadowbok/files/20230428.7.1000_pnp.documentation.broll_5d.a.stills.0290.jpg?itok=SWlMoaj7) ### Planning Your Use of In-Class Time We can assist you in making every course meeting engaging, well-paced, and effective for optimal student learning. **We work with instructors to:** - explore a wide range of engaged instructional strategies. - walk through how they might implement specific techniques or plans for lectures and/or sections. - set up a recurring meeting with them and/or their Teaching Fellows as the semester gets underway. ![A faculty member works over a pile of papers on the table in front of him.](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/48544712386_3e81ca66fd_k.jpg?itok=61_JbUPj) ### Framing Your Course for the Curriculum We can work with you to make small tweaks—or big changes—that ensure that students will see how your course fits within their academic program. **We work with instructors to:** - develop learning objectives, titles, and course descriptions which render transparent their intellectual project. - incorporate exercises that encourage students see how a course relates to their lives in college and beyond. - compose assignments that ask students to synthesize and apply what they've learned. ![20230328.0.1500_tdm98.workshop_still109_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/shadowbok/files/20230328.0.1500_tdm98.workshop_still109_0.jpg?itok=dmj7wYZo) ### Supporting & Training Your Teaching Fellows Teaching offers graduate students unique opportunities for professional development—but also unique challenges. We can develop customized support for your teaching staff. **We work with instructors to:** - schedule, design, and deliver individual or group trainings ([microteaching](https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/workshops), [class observation](https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/class-observations-grad), [videotaping](https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/class-observations-grad), etc.). - schedule meetings with Teaching Fellows to hone specific section activities. - develop strategies to support, and grade, a wide array of activities and assignments. [**Read more about the full array of Bok's Graduate Student Support**](https://prod-shadowbok.drupalsites.harvard.edu/graduate-students) ![wtw](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-11/53474123098_1c80371bc2_k.jpg?h=0fd266db&itok=gulqpWAK) ### Coordinating with Other Teaching Support Units Harvard is a large—and decentralized—place. We can help you find, create, and/or figure out how to incorporate campus resources into your teaching. **We work with instructors to:** - locate materials/collections for use in-class or in assignments. - conduct background research to inform lectures, assignments, and section activities. - schedule class activities in libraries, museums, and elsewhere on—or off—campus. ![Graduate students evaluate an ancient greek artifact at the Harvard Art Museums.](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/48981885488_170c7ec9a8_h.jpg?itok=745kueK2) ### Incorporating New Teaching Technologies Eager to incorporate digital assignments and learning experiences? Our coding team can ensure that a new technology works—and works to advance your goals. **We work with instructors to:** - design digital assignments (e.g. Timeline.js, Omeka, Cinema4D, etc.). - add technology to their Canvas sites (ex. Timeline.js or Omeka). - enable students to make movies, model artifacts, and complete other creative assignments. - use online annotation tools to help students understand what "reading" means in different contexts. ![photo still](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-11/30140631217_ccf4b37b5b_k.jpg?h=920929c4&itok=3am3ebWp) ### Hosting Course-Related Events Students are more enthusiastic than ever about working together on group projects. Our Learning Lab can host special events for you and your students. **We work with instructors to:** - deliver workshops or hackathons which train students on the skills they need to complete innovative assignments. - demonstrate assignments in-class. - provide space for student project groups to work together. ![ll](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-11/28095695409_040b7746d8_o.jpg?itok=S0xX8_WL) [ draftsEmail us with questions](mailto:bokcenter@fas.harvard.edu) [ Working on a Gen Ed Course? arrow\_circle\_right ](/gen-ed) ## Contact Our Faculty Support Team [### Chloe Chapin ](/people/chloe-chapin)Assistant Director, Course Development As the Assistant Director of Course Development, Chloe provides consulting services to faculty and graduate student instructors in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and General Education. She leads seminars, workshops, reading groups, and... ![chloe headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/53107453705_826c661e18_k.jpg?itok=I3IDw6dJ) [### Jonah Johnson ](/people/jonah-johnson)Assistant Director of Writing Pedagogy As the Assistant Director of Writing Pedagogy at the Bok Center, Jonah oversees programming related to writing in Harvard College courses, delivering workshops and consulting with faculty and graduate students on their assignment design and feedback... ![jonah headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-11/35911159873_135ca0bba4_o.jpg?itok=-QzaAhWc)