TEA Recipients 1991-1992 to 1994-1995

Essays for this academic year are available in hard copy in the GSI Teaching & Resource Center.

• Amalia Aboitiz, Education, Building and Supporting a Community of Active Learners
• Kellar Autumn, Integrative Biology, Virtual Discussion Group
• Timothy Joseph Brady, Integrative Biology, A Natural History Scavenger Hunt: Promoting Motivation and Learning during Field Trips
• Becky Carpenter, English, When in Jeopardy…
• Francisco J. Ferrandiz, Anthropology, Motivating Students in a Dispirited Section
• John Fisher, Dramatic Art, Plays for Class: A Taste of Professional Acting
• Linda McPheron, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, Stimulating Class Discussion and Relating Biology to Real Life Experiences
• Will Murray, Mathematics, Encouraging Rigor: Teaching Proof Techniques via a Group Quiz
• Elisabeth Oxfeldt, Scandinavian, Language Reinforcement through an Octogenarian Pen-Pal
• Mehul Vasant Patel, Physics, More Science, Less Stress: Improvements in Introductory Physics Laboratories
• Margaret Perrow, College Writing Programs, The Letter Exchange
• Valorie Thomas, African American Studies, Empowering Students as Speakers and Listeners
• Veronica K. Tonay, Psychology, Encouraging Intrinsic Motivation for Learning in a Large and Diverse Lecture Class
• Sarah Elise Wilson, Political Science, The Trial of Otto von Bismarck
• Ann Marie Woo-Sam, History, Structure and Flexibility

Essays for this academic year are available in hard copy in the GSI Teaching & Resource Center.

• Lisa DeLorme, Sociology, Overcoming Math Anxiety in Social Science Students
• William Frederick Forrest, Statistics, Confidence Intervals and My Penny Collection
• Paul Friedland, History, Seeking Student Input in Class Design
• Susanne Gahl, Linguistics, “Diamond Lane” for an Overworked TA
• Mor Harchol-Balter, Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, A Note-Free Class Environment
• James Hone, Physics, Institutional Learning
• Adam Jackaway, Architecture, Profile Angle Predicament
• Edward Maginn, Chemical Engineering, Incorporating Realism and Humanism into Technical Problem Sets
• Maria Isidra Mencos, Spanish & Portuguese, St. Valentine’s Grammar: A Natural Approach to the Subjunctive
• Bojana Mladenovic, Philosophy, From Critical Reading of Papers to Philosophy of Science
• Karl Ossentjuk, Business Administration, Using Role-playing to Increase Teaching Effectiveness
• Edward Perez, Political Science, “Learning to Read Again”: Or, How to Brief an Article
• Elizabeth Prine, Anthropology, Using Modern Ceramics to Teach about the Material Correlates of Past Behavior
• Catherine Robson, English, Understanding the Process of Revision: Self-Analysis and Student (Re)Writing
• Rafael Simon, Materials Science & Mineral Engineering, How to Get Engineering Students to Write Successful Term Papers

Essays for this academic year are available in hard copy in the GSI Teaching & Resource Center.

• Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Agriculture and Resource Economics, How to Make the Dismal Science Less Dismal
• Alyson Cole, Political Science, The Non-Quiz Method
• Steven T. Devor, Physical Education, Visualization of Histochemical Differences in Skeletal Muscle Fibers
• Kay Hettich, Music, Mock “Baroque Orchestra”
• Glenn Jernigan, Chemistry, Breaking Down the Age Barrier by Instruction in Computer Literacy
• Stanton I. Jones, Landscape Arch./City & Reg. Planning, Understanding the Importance of Barrier-Free Design as Defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Shankar Krishnaswamy, Mechanical Engineering, Effective Communication of the Central Philosophy of Continuum Mechanics
• Larry McLellan, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Cultural Research Project
• Morgan Mitchell, Physics, A Microcomputer-Based Laboratory for Teaching Kinematics
• Barbara Sabol, Education, K-8 Reading Methods Developing Awareness of Children’s Literature through a Multicultural Book Fair
• Karen Six, German, Underline Your Favorite Sentence, and Explain Why You Chose It
• Gregory Walsh, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Open-Ended Design and Teamwork on Engineering Projects
• Florence Webb, Educational Administration, Skill Building Sequence of Analytic Writing Assignments
• Randi Beth Weinstein, Integrative Biology, Using Computers to Develop Critical Thinking in an Undergraduate Biology Laboratory

Essays for this academic year are available in hard copy in the GSI Teaching & Resource Center.

• Gary L. Anderson, Plant Pathology, Group-Dependent Data as a Method for Increasing Student Interaction
• Mary Bucholtz, Linguistics, Focusing on Fact in the Bilingual Education Debate
• Andrew Elby, Physics, Preparation for Introductory Physics: One-on-One Problem Solving Sessions
• Richard W. Guidotti, Italian, Semester Long Multi-Faceted Reading of an Italian Novel by Italo Calvino
• Timothy T. Huang, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Developing and Using Examples Effectively
• Alisa Klinger, English, Class Novel Collaborative Writing and Publishing Project
• Eric Kotila, Architecture (Design), Group Grading and Reformulating Critiques to Encourage Students’ Active Understanding of Composition
• Kristen Louise Kroll, Molecular and Cell Biology, Models and Analogies Provide Frames of Reference for Discussing Developmental Processes
• Christopher Pierre Jean Lamiot, French, The Riddle of Literature
• Margaret Lin, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Towards a More Beneficial Approach to Guiding Problem Solving
• James Lee Mahoney, Political Science, Student Comprehension of Course Readings: Techniques for Delegating Classroom Authority
• Patrick Rael, History, Making Historical Arguments with Primary and Secondary Sources: A Writing Assignment
• Sara Robinson, Mathematics, A Course in Writing Proofs
• Cynthia D. Schrager, English, An Interactive Technique for Teaching Problems of Composition
• Alexandra Suchard, Energy and Resources Group, Jointly Approaching Spontaneous Questions