How Questions Can Transform Student-Centered Learning
From The Harvard EdCast by Harvard Graduate School of Education
March 4, 2026 · 19 min · Season 1 · Episode 478
About this episode
Karen Brennan discusses how student questions can enhance learning experiences in classrooms.
Karen Brennan explains how starting with students’ own questions can transform classrooms into spaces of deeper, self-directed learning.
People in this episode
Guest: Karen Brennan
Topics covered
- student-centered learning
- questions in education
- self-directed learning
- classroom transformation
- deeper learning
Keywords
- student questions
- transform classrooms
- self-directed learning
- education
- deeper learning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harvard Graduate School of Education
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