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Brown Bag Lunch Series: LGBTQI Inclusivity & Allyship in Learning Spaces: February (2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22)
Jan. 16, 2017—This month-long series of 4 workshops aims to create an active learning community wherein current and future educators can build their capacity to personally enact and support LGBTQI inclusivity & allyship in postsecondary academic contexts. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: LGBTQI resources on campus and beyond, information on the contemporary LGBTQI...
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit/3/21/16 with Kane Jennings, Professor of hemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Mar. 10, 2016—Kane Jennings, Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering CHBE 4860/5860: Molecular Aspects of Chemical Engineering Kane Jennings is the Department Chair and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. His research efforts are aimed at the molecular design and fabrication of new surfaces and materials that mimic, replicate, or employ highly functional biological systems. In his...
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit 3/15/16 with Mark Schoenfield, Professor of English
Feb. 26, 2016—Mark Schoenfield, Professor of English English 3610: The Romantic Period Mark Schoenfield is Professor of English, a winner of the Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in the Humanities, and a scholar of romanticism, existentialism, and law and literature. His teaching interests are in the latter areas. We will be visiting his course,...
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit 2/4/16 with Brooke Ackerly, Associate Professor of Political Science & Philosophy
Jan. 28, 2016—Brooke Ackerly, Associate Professor of Political Science and Philosophy POLSCI 3253: Ethics and Public Policy Brooke Ackerly, Associate Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, has wide ranging research interests in democratic theory, feminist methodologies, human rights, and social and environmental justice. Her teaching, consequently, is in the areas of feminist theory and methods, human rights,...
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit with Douglas Clark, Associate Professor of Teaching & Learning: Monday, February 1st
Jan. 12, 2016—Douglas Clark, Associate Professor of Teaching & Learning SCED 3890/7500: Scientific Modeling Douglas Clark is Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching & Learning at Peabody College. His Special Topics Course in Science Education, Scientific Modeling, focuses on investigating and understanding various aspects of “scientific literacies” through active construction of scientific models, investigates and increases...
Upcoming Graduate Student & Postdoc Teaching Workshop: Improv for the Millennial Learner – Monday, Dec 7th, 3:30-5:00pm
Nov. 30, 2015—Improv for the Millennial Learner Facilitators: Ben Galina & Jane Hirtle, Graduate Teaching Fellows, Center for Teaching Date & Time: Monday, Dec 7th, 3:30-5:00pm Location: CFT Classroom, 1114 19th Ave South, 3rd floor Never far from an Internet connection, today’s university students move indiscriminately between the online and physical realms. The presence of these “digital...
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit with Dr. Leigh Gilchrist: Thursday, Nov 12th
Nov. 5, 2015—Leigh Gilchrist, Assistant Professor of the Practice and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Human and Organizational Development HOD 3221: Health Service Delivery to Diverse Populations Leigh Gilchrist is Assistant Professor of the Practice and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Human and Organizational Development at Peabody College. In HOD 3221:...
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit with Dr. Katherine Crawford: Monday, Nov 2nd
Oct. 26, 2015—Katherine Crawford, Professor of History and Director of Women’s and Gender Studies HIST 2835: Sexuality and Gender in the Western Tradition Katherine Crawford is Professor of History and Director of Women’s and Gender Studies. In HIST 2835: Sexuality and Gender in the Western Tradition, she helps students come to understand the complexities of social and...
Upcoming Graduate Student & Postdoc Teaching Workshop: Inclusive Teaching, Wednesday, October 28th
Oct. 18, 2015—Inclusive Teaching Facilitators: Richard Coble & Dani Picard, Graduate Teaching Fellows, Center for Teaching Date & Time: Wednesday, Oct 28th, 3:30-5:00pm Location: CFT Classroom, 1114 19th Ave South, 3rd floor What is an inclusive classroom? What practices and plans can instructors learn to promote classroom inclusivity? Together, we will examine issues of power and identity...
Upcoming Faculty Teaching Visit with Dr. Lisa Guenther: Tuesday, Oct 20th
Oct. 14, 2015—Lisa Guenther, Associate Professor of Philosophy PHIL 2110: Contemporary Philosophy: Critical Responses to Mass Incarceration Lisa Guenther is Associate Professor of Philosophy. In PHIL 2110: Contemporary Philosophy: Critical Responses to Mass Incarceration, she engages students in critical discussions of the issues raised by mass incarceration in the US, and as she states, “asking both what...