adventures in teaching and learning
Although I’ve polished/reconfigured my teaching philosophy a few times over the years, I’m feeling compelled to take it in a new direction. It’s not that my teaching has taken on an entirely new form… well, maybe in some ways it has. Continue reading Revising my Teaching Philosophy
Hello to all my new, eager students! I’m receiving emails daily from people wondering about book options. Normally these are the kinds of questions that would receive an answer along the lines of “please check your syllabus” — however, considering Continue reading Psyc 101 Section 005
Time to dive in! After thinking about them for a long time, this term I’m converting my exams into two-stage exams. Step 1. I shorten the exam so it’s doable in about 2/3 of the testing time slot. Step 2. Students write the exam Continue reading Two-Stage Exam: Introduction and Resources
For the past six years, I have asked Psychology’s Teaching Assistants to complete the sentence, “An excellent TA…” both before and after TA Development Day. While completing the program evaluation report for our 2013/2014 TA/TF programming, I pasted the data from almost Continue reading An Excellent TA…
Thank you to each of my students who took the time to complete a student evaluation of teaching this year. I value hearing from each of you, and every year your feedback helps me to become a better teacher. As Continue reading 2013/2014 Student Evaluations Response Part 4: Psyc 218