Grieving and Gratitude: A Remembrance of Lindsay Jones
My remembrance of and tribute to Lindsay Jones, a great teacher, a great friend, and an exemplary human being.
Teaching is its own reward
Great teaching is less about what is being taught and more about the impact it has on learners. If student lives are not changed in their learning, what is the point of education?
First day of school
Perhaps we can begin to move toward better student learning by reflecting on our own learning. Most professors did not become experts in their field by listening to what others thought was important.
Education in an era of global environmental change
Educated graduates need an awareness about the changing global climate and how every subject of study is implicated and connected to the future wellbeing of the planet’s environments.
Teaching possibilities: transformations that change the world
What happens between teacher and student, as well as between parent and child, between intimates and colleagues, at its best involves changes that bring “more enlightened living in the world.”
Learning discussion: allowing students to learn on their own terms
My most powerful classroom learning strategy is open discussion. The best discussions have clear learning goals, adequate student preparation, and a safe environment.
What I Learned This Semester from My Students
Alabama football, religious memes, new films and books — I join the students as a learner in a course that never ceases to teach.
A Time for Teaching, A Time for Learning
Teaching at its best involves an expansive process of co-learning: thoughts about teaching, learning, grades, and the people we become in the learning process.
Show Your Brilliance: Writing Errors to Avoid
No writing is perfect. Here are some common things to avoid in student papers so that you can show your brilliance.
Be a Teacher
Be a teacher in what you do, what you say, what you write, how you act, how you relate to others, who you are. Always be a teacher. We must all resist the hatred, ignorance, and meanness of those in power in our own way with our own talents and skills. For me, that means to be a teacher, always, everywhere, with everyone. ♨
Remembering Marilyn R. Waldman
Marilyn Robinson Waldman was a demanding but good-humored teacher and an exemplary public intellectual, a model of scholarly relevance whose passion and generosity we might all aspire to. She is also the reason I never teach outdoors. ♨