Zara Wilkinson (Reference/Instruction Librarian) sees her role at the Paul Robeson Library as one of putting a human face on the library, both for fellow faculty and for students. In her interactions with students, she takes the position of an informal mentor whom the students can feel comfortable asking any question. “I’m not going to … Continue reading Faculty Spotlight: Zara Wilkinson…
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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…
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…
Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Mary Bravo
TMAC sat down with Mary Bravo (Associate Professor, Psychology) this week to discuss the pleasures of teaching critical thinking in courses like Experimental Psychology. One of several required courses in the major, Experimental Psych offers students opportunities to reason about data and design. In particular, Bravo encourages her students to be appropriately skeptical about reports … Continue reading Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Mary Bravo…
Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Richard Epstein
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…