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A new petition created by the Pforzheimer House Committee executives calls for increases in security around the Quad. The petition, which as of yesterday evening had over 100 signatures, calls for an increase in the number of Harvard University Police Department officers on duty in the Quad area, more blue...
At a meeting of the FAS Standing Committee on Public Service earlier this year, Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 likened ABL to international education in that it would be optional but strongly supported by the University, according to Lisa M. Boes, a member of...
“[ABL] would not be a requirement in the curriculum, but it is something that the University thinks should be an important part of your education,” said Boes, who is also a research officer at the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning.
Several peer institutions—such as the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University—offer activity-based learning programs, according to Boes.
Faculty and students praised activity-based learning (ABL) at an event at the Phillips Brooks House yesterday, saying the approach can bridge the divide between theory and practice in the Harvard curriculum. Also known as “Praxis Pedagogy,” ABL uses experiences outside the classroom to...