This week: “Assessing Your Assessment Plan: A Workshop for Chairs, Directors (and Others),” (11/15, noon – 2, ATG-Faculty Lounge, brown bag + light refreshments) Faculty Spotlight: This week we spotlight two professors recently recognized for their work at the global and the local level. Professor Elizabeth Demaray (Associate Professor, Fine Arts) was interviewed by the … Continue reading Teaching Matters Weekly 11.14.13…
Year: 2013
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Rajiv Gandhi
Dr. Rajiv Gandhi (Associate Professor, Computer Science) believes that his strength in teaching is nothing special: he chooses materials that are challenging for his students and then works hard to give them the support necessary to come up with solutions on their own. He notes that this culture of hard work is absorbed by his … Continue reading Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Rajiv Gandhi…
Teaching Matters Weekly 10.31.13
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…
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…