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Show VOICES "Everyone in the department is willing to help.To remain a good and strong department, everyone needs to succeed." CaraWieser Communication Ph.D. Student "I know many colleagues who would never think of telling students about their personal histories. I have a pretty unique history, as a Mexican American woman from a family of 12 who lived in poverty. I find that this story is useful in opening up students'minds to issues of race, class, gender, etc., and also helps them feel comfortable sharing stories from their lives. Students learn so much from each other in this way" Theresa Martinez Associate Dean, Sociology "My professors don't really care about me or my education. My incentive to pass comes from the desire to never have to sit through their lectures again. I want to succeed because of myself not because anyone has encouraged me to be better." Susan Jones Sophomore, Undeclared Major "Graduate school was both some of the hardest of times and some of the most enjoyable of times" Paul White Associate Professor of Psychology "I know that I am a better teacher because my experience has helped me to learn more and more about what effective teaching involves. I enjoy hearing about what other professors do within their classes, and I hope they also learn from my experience. Such sharing helps to make all of us better teachers." NancyJensen Writing Professor "I've read a lot of teaching evaluations of other faculty to try to learn from them, and I've netted that undergraduates pick up on it pretty quickly if the professor does not respect them and their contributions. The vast majority of the professors at the U know their topic inside and out; many of them are nationally-recognized experts in their fields. But all that great information is not going to get through if the student is feeling belittled, intimidated, or even as if the professor simply doesn't care what they think." Liz Borgwardt Assistant Professor, History "The traditional way is students in seats, teacher in front of the class. But, research shows that multiple modes help. Students can be active - working with others, talking about it. When people are teaching, they are learning things better." Carol Sansone Professor, Psychology About a service learning class: "It didn't feel like a class, it felt like something I would do all day. I loved learning and gardening. The amount of time spent outside of class was never a sacrifice ...The learning came intrinsically. I didn't feel pressured to learn things, but felt free. I was interested in learning. In other classes, there is that obligation to do certain things, that dryness. It's not as personal or intimate." Artem Kopelev Junior, Biology, Math, International Studies |