Dr. Richard Epstein (Associate Professor, English) teaches linguistics at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, and he faces a unique challenge in his teaching: students’ preconceived notions about how language works. “People don’t talk like books. They speak in fragments and run-ons. Students have to unlearn the ideas that grammar is primarily about right and … Continue reading Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Richard Epstein…
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Teaching Matters Weekly 10.1.13
Faculty Spotlight: Last week, we announced that this space will feature innovative and effective teaching by faculty (full or part time) and TAs from every department. This week, we solicit nominations on topics and teachers you might like to see profiled in this space. Feel free to shine a Spotlight on a colleague, perhaps one … Continue reading Teaching Matters Weekly 10.1.13…
Teaching Matters Weekly 9.24.13
Greetings from TMAC director Bill FitzGerald! Welcome back or welcome aboard to what promises to be a year of productive and stimulating events sponsored by the Teaching Matters and Assessment Center. Over the weeks and months ahead, you will hear of opportunities to work with your colleagues in the College of Arts and Sciences on … Continue reading Teaching Matters Weekly 9.24.13…
Learning and Transfer, Part II
In Part II of “Why They Don’t Apply What They’ve Learned” (CHE, 2/19/13), James Lang observes: Whatever subject you are teaching, you probably believe your students will transfer that knowledge or those skills to at least some of their subsequent courses or to their lives after graduation. But the research on this topic could not … Continue reading Learning and Transfer, Part II…
NCTE Framework for 21st Century Literacy and Assessment
This month, the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE), updated its 2008 “Framework for 21st Century Literacy and Assessment” (also here), a document designed to support curriculum development in the language arts for k-12 and beyond. The broad implication of this document is that we are all teachers of literacy in our various disciplines. The … Continue reading NCTE Framework for 21st Century Literacy and Assessment…