One of the very first tasks in many of my courses is a simple “introductions” task. (I wrote a little bit more here about why I assign this.) All students in the class write a quick description of who they are, and I’m always impressed with people who can play water polo or bowl competitively;…
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teaching philosophy
I’m working on a new version. A few hints: readied for disaster speaking in tongues ode to students
why I ask students to write me an email
Dear Student, You may be wondering why I gave you the assignment to compose an email to me that included a little bit about yourself as well as a few key ingredients in the message. It might not seem as though this fits the focus or themes for the class. I owe you an explanation.…
teaching philosophy (2007)
I really believe that there’s an inherent value in thinking through a teaching philosophy and using it to give courses a foundation. On the other hand, it’s clear to me that a lot of teaching philosophies run the risk of simply being a string of nice words. I’ve read many other teaching philosophies that have…