Laurel Thatcher Ulrich and Peter Galison were both mentioned in the FAS Dean's annual report for their work on "Object-based learning" in teaching and research. Click for more information about the "Tangible Things" course.
Excerpts from the report:
"Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, 300th Anniversary University Professor, collaborated with librarians and used collections across
several libraries for her “Tangible Things: Harvard Collections in World History” course. Students participated in letterpress printing workshops offered by Houghton Library, viewed exhibits created by the Herbaria and Botany Libraries’ staff on the economic use of plants, attended a library session on the botany and use of the potato, and visited the Loeb Music Library to examine music scores, field recordings, and archival materials documenting performance practices. In addition, staff from the Harvard University Archives and Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library tracked down objects for the HarvardX taping of a Tangible Things module, while staff from many libraries helped students as they worked on individual assignments and projects for the course."
For the full report: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/files/fas/files/harvard_fas_100314_1.pdf