Upcoming Events: Join us on November 4 for a workshop on formulating learning goals. See below for details. Faculty Spotlight: Allan Espiritu (Associate Professor, Fine Arts) discusses problem-based approaches to teaching art and design, and how he encourages students to take inspiration from a broad spectrum of sources. Featured Presentation: Teaching Matters is pleased to … Continue reading Teaching Matters Weekly 10.31.13…
Month: October 2013
Faculty Spotlight – Allan Espiritu
TMAC sat down with Allan Espiritu (Associate Professor, Fine Arts) this week to talk about the rewards of teaching graphic arts in a student-centered, problem-based studio environment. As we discussed the vital blending of theory and practice, groups of students hovered intently around wide-screen Apple computers, even though class had ended a while ago. Professor … Continue reading Faculty Spotlight – Allan Espiritu…
Teaching Matters Weekly 10.25.13
Faculty Spotlight: Mike Haeflinger (PTL English) shares his experience with introducing students to teaching practice in his course “Teaching Creative Writing in Public Schools.” From the Bookshelf: This week we feature Graff, Birkenstein and Durst’s They Say, I Say, a required text in Rutgers-Camden’s Composition 102 classes and a useful one across the disciplines in teaching academic … Continue reading Teaching Matters Weekly 10.25.13…
Faculty Spotlight – Mike Haeflinger
Mike Haeflinger (English PTL) has taught the course “Teaching Creative Writing in Public Schools,” for the past three years, and he remembers the comments of a particular student facing the first day of classroom teaching required by the course: the student was a former member of the military and in that role routinely gave presentations … Continue reading Faculty Spotlight – Mike Haeflinger…
Teaching Matters Weekly 10.17.13
Next week: Lunchtime workshop (9/24) on handling classroom disruptions (see teaser below) Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Mary Bravo (Associate Professor, Psychology) discusses how she helps students develop critical thinking skills and overcome innate biases in her Experimental Psychology courses. From the Bookshelf: How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching gives an in-depth look at … Continue reading Teaching Matters Weekly 10.17.13…