Adam Johnston

Tag: teaching

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 […]