TEA Recipients Listed by Department
The Teaching Effectiveness Award honors a small number of outstanding graduate student instructors each year who have made a significant contribution to teaching and learning in their departments through identifying and responding to a problem they have encountered in a class, laboratory, or section they have taught. Their contributions are documented in one-page essays, accessible here by the department in which each GSI taught. (Their home departments are also noted below.)
Additionally, the essays may be browsed by teaching-and-learning topic via the GSI Teaching Ideas page in the GSI Online Library.
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African American Studies
Wolfson, Amy, 2012, The End of Romance: Teaching Students to Rethink “Wild” Africa
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Duquennois, Claire, 2017, First Contact: Getting Things Done on Day One
Nataraj, Shanthi, 2009, (Home Department: Economics), Applying Economic Concepts to Environmental Problems
Pennington, Kate, 2020, Inviting Students In: Improving Diversity by Increasing Participation
Trachtman, Carly, 2020, Understanding Social Welfare Comparisons without Math Anxiety
Anthropology
Harkey, Anna, 2014, Bringing Archaeological Theory “Down to Earth”
Leite, Naomi, 2008, Introducing Course Themes through Experiential Learning: A First-Section Activity
Mahiri, Jelani, 2006, An Exercise in Writing Descriptive Field Notes for Anthropological Research
Rabanes, Raphaëlle, 2013, Queering Anthropology: A Lived Experience of Critical Knowledge Production
Wesp, Julie, 2014, The Hip Bone is Connected to the Thigh Bone: Fostering Higher-Order Learning by Not Answering Students’ Questions
Architecture
Martin, Tania, 2002, Engaging with Primary Sources and Making Connections to Readings and Lectures
Roudbari, Shawhin, 2012, Using Students’ Design Work to Teach Design Theory and Criticism
Wendover, Jess, 2003, Teaching Triangulation of Research Methods
Astronomy
Comerford, Julia, 2006, Teaching by (Bad) Example
Dawson, Steve, 2000, Kinesthesis in Science: Where Red Rover Meets Quantum Mechanics
Desroches, Louis-Benoit, 2004, Undergraduate Astronomy Journal Club
Fornasini, Francesca, 2012, “Is This Right?” Building Confidence in Scientific Reasoning
Johnson, John, 2002, TALC: Individualized Assistance through Collaborative Learning
Kern, Nicholas, 2017, Boosting Class Engagement with Software-Driven Section Worksheets
Lee, Aaron, 2010, Bringing Astronomy Down to Earth: A Teaching Strategy That Helps Develop Intuition
Peek, Kathryn, 2005, Lessons from a Lesson on Stellar Evolution
Perley, Daniel, 2006, Solar System on a Laptop: Visualizing the Dynamic Universe
Turner, Ryan, 2013, (Home Department: Earth and Planetary Science), Seeing for Yourself
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Bioengineering
Chau, Angela, 2007, Learn at Your Own Pace
Held, Robert, 2007, Interaction and Integration: How to Teach Students with Varying Expertise
Biophysics
Switz, Neil, 2011, Teaching Quantitative Optical Filter Choice as Part of Practical Microscopy
Business Administration
Fedyk, Tatiana, 2006, Hide and Go Seek; or, Could We Play with Accounting?
Rider, Christopher, 2005, Improving Writing Skills and Alleviating Grading Confusion
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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Adams, Jeremy, 2020, Mapping the Math: Using Concept Maps to Learn Controls Theory
Chowdhury, Anamika, 2019, Learning Why and not just How
Foose, Ladan, 2008, Searching for the Big Picture
Gardner, David, 2017, View from the Corner Office: Changing Student Perceptions about Thermodynamics
Mansour, Haefa, 2020, Revolutionizing Classroom Problem-Solving to Mimic the Real World
Uliana, Adam, 2019, Learning How to Learn: Teaching Self-Awareness in Engineering
Chemistry
Kay Xia, 2023, Integrating Social Responsibility into the Graduate Chemistry Curriculum
Andriuc, Oxana, 2022, Detangling Quantum Problems
Axelson, Jordan, 2014, The Importance of Implicit Feature Awareness for Problem Solving in Organic Chemistry
Blackford, Katherine, 2021, Helping Organic Chemistry Students Develop Metacognitive Problem-Solving Skills
Brando, Beatriz (Home Department: Education), 2016, Building a Better Review Session through Active Learning
Dahl, Jakob, 2020, Promoting Understanding from Experiments by Visualizing Results in an Introductory Organic Chemistry Lab
Desai, Varsha, 2018, Why Am I Doing What I Am Doing?
Dichtel, William, 2004, Teaching Alice
Fostvedt, Jade, 2020, The Student Becomes the Master: Student-Led Problem Solving in “Flipped” Office Hours
Pivonka, Nicholas L., 2001, Improving Laboratory Courses
Smith, Jessica, 2011, A Pre-Lab Assignment for a More Efficient and Effective Laboratory
Stachl, Christiane, 2016, Using Individualized Student Feedback to Enhance Learning in Chemistry 4A
Steele, Ryan, 2007, A Voice in the Sciences
Stephanopoulos, Nicholas, 2008, Making the Connections: Dissecting Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
Taylor, Mercedes, 2016, Overcoming Emotional Reactions to Chemical Reactions
Thornton, Joel, 2000, Chemistry: The Other Foreign Language
Ye, Rong “Rocky,” 2015, Achieving Higher Efficiency in Chemistry Labs Using Electronic Scheduling
City and Regional Planning
Hayden, Shelby 2016, Discipline, Practice, Feedback: A Supportive Approach to Teaching Critical Reading Skills
Moran, Marcel, 2022, Transportation Planning: From Theory to Practice
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Delaire, Caroline, 2014, Intuition Is What You Need to Take Home!
Dowling, Christie, 2005, Strategies to Provide Information Without Providing Answers
Finnerty, Casey, 2020, Teaching Students to Think Creatively about Problems, not just Answer Them
Hollenback, Justin, 2013, Teaching Effectiveness Essay
Classics
Baraz, Yelena, 2003, A New Way to Appreciate Cicero’s Style
Dekel, Edan, 2000, Reciting Latin Verse
Jelen, Christopher, 2021, To Err Is Divine: Constructive Failure and Its Place in Language Learning
Pepper, Timothy, 2009, Teaching the Ancient Greek Optative and Subjunctive by Staging Cultural Practice
Short, William, 2005, Experiments in Communicative Latin
College of Engineering
Siauw, Ko-Ay Timmy, 2009, The E7 Robot Tournament
Travaglini, Sonia, 2018, (Home Department: Mechanical Engineering), Teaching Science Writing – Learning by Doing and Not by Listening
Comparative Literature
Bennett, Erin, 2019, From Lolita to Katy Perry: Bridging the Gap between Text and Students
Chihaya, Sarah, 2012, References without Referents (Or, How My Class Learned to Start Worrying and Love Thomas Pynchon)
Cutchin, Carli, 2017, The Interpretive Problem: A Key Concept in Teaching Writing
Dimova, Polina, 2008, The Theory Scare: Teaching Students How to Grasp Abstract Ideas
Elkins, Kate, 2000, Non-Standard Approaches to Post-modernist Literature
Gold, Lael, 2003, An Epic in Miniature: Collaborations on a Thesis
Greenwald, Jordan, 2014, Interpretation as Staging: A Lesson in Dramatic Literature
Jones, Bristin, 2018, Beyond Bland: Inspiring Perceptive and Original Literary Interpretations
Kaletzky, Marianne, 2015, Translating from Shakespeare to Modernism: An Experiment in How Form Affects Meaning
Ramey, James, 2007, Making it Fun: Framing Literary Discussion as a Social Practice
Scholl, Caitlin, 2016, Helping Students Master Research: Scavenger Hunts as a Learning Tool in the R1B Classroom
Schwartz, Selby, 2001, “Is Ariel the same as the Little Mermaid?”
Computer Science
Shankar, Ajeet, 2003, The Zen of Reductions (How to Understand Computers by Becoming One)
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East Asian Languages and Cultures
Coderre, Laurence, 2014, Moving Beyond Plot Summary: Doing Things with Words
Economics
Cattaneo, Matias, 2007, Teaching Students with Diverse Backgrounds
Hlatshwayo, Sandile, 2015, The Tipping Point: Encouraging Inclusive Participation through Productive Failure in a Highly Diverse Student Setting
McGraw, Marquise, 2012, Incorporating Active Learning and Technology into Teaching Economics
Schellenberg, Jonathan, 2018, Making it Matter: Connecting Theory to Reality in Economics
Education
Meg Everett, 2023, Learning and Teaching in the Age of AI: Exploring the Use of ChatGPT in Class
Alexander, Sereeta, 2008, Creating Collaborative In-Class Activities: Minimizing Diffusion of Responsibility and Disinterest during Group Work
Brando, Beatriz, 2016, Building a Better Review Session through Active Learning
Esboldt, Joy, 2022, Starting Co-Constructed Dialogue Through Video Essay Feedback
Estrada Phuong, Andrew, 2021, Adaptive Equity-Oriented Pedagogy: Equipping Educators to Overcome Barriers to Learning in STEM
Moeini Meybodi, Maryam, 2020, Task-Based Language Games: A Solution to Incorporation of Culture in Grammar Lessons
Park, Catherine, 2022, Multimodal Assessments: Expanding Choice and Opportunities for Student Success
Ramos, Frances, 2019, Facilitating Dialogue and Learning Across Language and Cultural Differences in American Cultures Courses
Richard, Anne Marie, 2000, Not Exactly Dick and Jane: Using Children’s Books to Make Theory Accessible
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
DeNero, John, 2008, Now Students, Don’t Forget to Play your Video Games
Knight, Nicholas, 2014, Help Them Help Themselves!
Lin, Kevin, 2019, From 40 to 400 to 1,400: Providing Formative Feedback in Large-Scale Courses
Ong, Frank, 2017, Teaching Students to Value Hands-on Signal Processing Skills
Ono, Seiya, 2020, Lowering the Entry Barrier to Build Inclusive Lab Spaces
Perumpail, Tiffany, 2018, Improvement of Academic Intern Experience and Performance in Introductory CS
Zarkos, Panagiotis, 2021, Remote Hands-on Hardware Lab: Aiming at 0% Discount in Learning Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Energy and Resources Group
Nancy Freitas, 2023, “Yes, and..” in Grant Writing
Jackson, Stacy, 2011, An Effective Review Session (without Teaching to the Test)
Katz, Jessica, 2021, Finding New Ways to “Read the Room” in a Year of Remote Teaching
English
Cecire, Natalia, 2009, Creating a Research Community
Cheng, Mai-Lin, 2002, Monstrous Texts: Overcoming Resistance to Literature
Cordes Selbin, Jesse, 2014, Empowering Learning: History, Collaboratively
Cronquist Browning, Catherine, 2010, Ethical Engagement: Practical Solutions for Addressing Plagiarism in the Writing Classroom
Diaz, Rosalind, 2018, Collaborative Grading Rubrics for Assessing Student Writing
Elias, Gabrielle, 2022, “A Little Chain of Bright Drops”: Learning to Read Detail
Fleishman, Kathryn, 2015, To Risk an Argument: Tweeting towards Independent Theses in English R1B
Gaston, Lise, 2019, Creative Writing & Creative Response: Helping Students Cultivate a Critical Voice
Gehlawat, Monica, 2007, Critical Objectivity and Sentence Style Improvement
Gravendyk, Hilary, 2008, Poetry and the Scientific Method
Huang, Lynn, 2011, Anatomy of an Essay
Johnson, Kimberly, 2002, The Renaissance Lyric Poem as Pop Culture
Klavon, Evan, 2017, Experimental Method: A Guided Lesson for Synthesizing Science and Literature
Mangin, Sarah, 2013, Elusive Allusions: Discovering Kafka in Coetzee
Mansouri, Leila, 2016, Literary Scholarship as Cocktail Party: Bringing Students into the Conversation
Mead, Christopher, 2012, Sacrifice and Literature (declined to publish)
Ritland, Laura, 2022, The “Scholarly I”: Using First Person in the Humanities Research Essay
Sergi, Matthew, 2010, A People’s History of the English Language: Dialect Communities
Takada, Mayumi, 2004, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Literature but Were Afraid to Ask the Saturday Evening Post: or, How Literature is Like Math
von Morzé, Leonard, 2006, Sources Into Evidence; or, Rethinking the Research Requirement in R & C Courses
Xin, Wendy, 2013, X-Axis, Y-Axis, and Zzzz’s: Plotting Narrative at 8 AM
Zemgulys, Andrea, 2000, From Description to Analysis
Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Graham, Natalie, 2020, Putting Global Patterns in Perspective with Experiential Interdisciplinary Learning
Heddle, Amanda, 2003, Development of an Inquiry-Based Activity from a Content Intensive Curriculum
Kidder, Allison, 2011, Bringing Concepts to Life through Field Trips
Krasnow, Kevin, 2012, Understanding Long-Term Ecological Change with Tree Rings
Owley, Jessica, 2004, Social Science Meets Physical Science
Schwartz, Sonja, 2012, (Home Department: Molecular and Cell Biology), Beyond Bean Counting: A New Laboratory to Teach the Concepts of Microevolution
Epidemiology
Bensadoun, Jennifer, 2001, Research Methods Applied to Public Health Topics: Using Breakout Groups to Foster Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
Ethnic Studies
Salvador Gutierrez Peraza, 2023, Empathy
Randazzo, Timothy, 2005, A New Approach to Teaching and Learning
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Film Studies
Morgan Jennings, 2023, Monstrous Methods for Closely Reading Film
Combs, Charles Scott, 2003, Writers into Readers
French
Anderson, Connie, 2001, Hands-on Experience of French Irony
Bilis, Hélène, 2004, Giving a New Tune to Grammar
Brutsche, Vanessa, 2017, Beyond Plot: Discussing the Stakes of Literary Texts
Divita, David, 2008, Shaking up the Standard in a Course on French Phonetics
Hellmich, Emily A., 2015, Becoming Your Own Dictionary: Increasing Participation and Communicative Confidence through Semiotic Brainstorming (Home Department: Education)
Louie, Linda, 2017, Revision without Tears: In-Class Writing with the Pomodoro Technique
Szarke, Margot, 2013, Making and Supporting an Argument
Zupsich, Gina, 2010, Free in Theory: Teaching Gender in Historical Perspective
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Geography
Anderman, Nicholas, 2019, Contextualizing Social Theory with Collaborative Timelines
Hicks, Susan, 2006, Getting on the Same Page
Meché, Brittany, 2017, Teaching the Politics of Representation in Development Studies
German
Teupert, Jonas, 2020, Collaborative Learning in Times of Remote Instruction
Warner, Chantelle, 2003, Putting the Text Back in Text Book
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History
Hamilton, Emily, 2010, Playing Teacher: Adding Predictive Power to Students Toolboxes
Ibarra, Clare, 2017, Bridging the Gap between K-12 and University-level History
Jasper, Kathryn, 2009, The Fourth Crusade Charges into the Classroom
Kaborycha, Lisa, 2003, Teaching History Students to Read Between the Lines
Lewandoski, Julia, 2018, The Thesis Statement as The Key to Unlock Essay Writing
Leyba, Ashley, 2013, Expanding the Classroom: Using bSpace to Encourage Student-Driven Discussion
McCarty, Heather, 2001, Journals: The Key to Small Group Participation
McNeill, Karen, 2005, The Undergraduate Research Paper
Replogle Sheffer, Edith, 2002, Creating Coherence with Conceptual Maps
Sargent, Matthew, 2006, Teaching the “Errors of the Past”
Scott, William, 2004, The Campus as Laboratory: Teaching Students to Think Historically About the Built Environment
History of Art
Becker, Catherine, 2004, Making a Connection to the Distant Past
Cassibry, Kimberly, 2004, Teaching Roman Monuments
Coleman, William, 2012, Self-Portraiture as a Teaching Tool
Courtois de Vicose, Alexandra, 2015, What Is It to Truly “See” and How to Deal with the Unseen
Underhill, Justin, 2008, The Power of Observation in situ (by Proxy)
Yau, Elaine, 2014, Starting with Art for the First Time
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Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Punj, Gaurav, 2003, Think Out of the Box
Siddiq, Auyon, 2015, Bridging Mathematical Models and Managerial Decisions
Wang, Mengxin, 2022, Designing Soft Participation Policy for Remote Instruction
Information (School of)
Kohli, Nitin, 2019, Making it Real – Developing Socially, Politically, and Ethically Aware Data Scientists
Integrative Biology
Armstrong, Eric, 2016, Everyone Loves a Good Argument: Encouraging the Use of Programming Languages in Biology
Benca, Jeffrey, 2013, Teaching Students “Street Smarts” Necessary for Navigating Peer-Reviewed Literature
Clark, Christopher, 2009, Improving Biology Papers through Peer Review
Cunningham, Sarah, 2003, Teaching an Uncommon Sense
Goodrich, Maria, 2007, Using a Focal Organism as a Teaching Tool in General Biology
Haynes, Audrey, 2019, The Power of Personalized Interventions
Kauffman, Alexander, 2000, Teaching to Different Modes of Learning
Kitamata-Wong, Britney, 2015, A Clinical Approach to Human Anatomy (Home Department: Optometry)
Lepore, Taormina, 2022, Disability Visibility and Inclusive Design in STEM Pedagogy
McGuire, Jennifer, 2007, Instilling Effective Study Skills in Students: Start Early, Know Your Weaknesses
O’Brien, Terry, 2000, An Example of the Use of Frameworks in Skills-Based Learning
Olliff Yang, Rachael, 2019, Using Phenomena-Based Inquiry to Increase Class Participation
Shade, Jessica, 2010, Encouraging Deep Learning in an Introductory Course
Springthorpe, Dwight, 2015, Interdisciplinary Team Peer-to-Peer Learning with Guided Inquiry
Thomsen, Meredith, 2003, Groupwritten
Vendetti, Jann, 2008, Understanding Biological Shape with Pipe Cleaners: An Exercise in Integrating Multiple Learning Styles
Wedel, Mathew, 2004, How to Encourage Lecture Attendance through Discussion Activities
International and Area Studies
Scoggins, Suzanne, 2014, (Home Department: Political Science), Encouraging Full Participation in Section
Italian Studies
Driscoll, Kate, 2019, What is Strange about Fiction?: Embracing Contradictions in Literary Texts to Improve Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing
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Jurisprudence and Social Policy
Painter, Genevieve, 2014, Consensus Techniques for Learning Together
Koehler, Johann, 2016, The Feedback Loop: When Less is More, and When More is Less
Smith, Tobias, 2015, Attending to Attendance
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Latin American Studies
Reyes Arias, Alejandro, 2005, The Challenge of Thinking Historically
Legal Studies
Lebsack, Sonya, 2007, Teaching Critical Skills in Legal Studies
Stepnitz, Abigail, 2018, (Home Department: Jurisprudence and Social Policy), Writing the “Other” Answer: Teaching Students to Craft Evidence-Based Arguments
Linguistics
Babel, Molly, 2008, Externalizing Analyses and Bridging Sub-disciplines
Chang, Charles, 2009, Fun with Phonetics on a Saturday: Bringing Linguistics Up to Date with the Other Sciences
Johnson, Jennifer, 2013, (Home Department: Education), Engaging with the Thesis Statement: Developing Metacognitive Skills in the Classroom through Peer Sharing, Peer Review, and Self-Review
Stark, Tammy, 2015, The Semester-Long Research Project Reimagined
Logic
Ramsey, Samuel Nicholas, 2017, Permission to be Confused
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Materials Science and Engineering
Enze Chen, 2023, Using Poster Presentations to Promote Science Communication and Student Engagement
Bariya, Mallika, 2021, Zoom Labs: Replicating Hands-on Learning in Virtual Education
Kennedy, Ellis, 2021, One Lab Report, Two Lab Reports, Three Lab Reports, More! Teaching Scientific Writing
Kohen, Naomi, 2008, The Kitchen as a Laboratory
Kumar, Rajan, 2016, Introducing Students to Scientific Writing in E45 Lab Sections
Towle, Clarissa, Materials Science and Engineering, 2019, Teaching Fast and Slow: The Gradual Introduction of Scientific Writing in a Fast- Paced Lab
Trahanovsky, Mary, 2006, Motivating Students with Choice
Wesner, Ashton, 2018, (Home Department: Environmental Science, Policy, and Management), Skills for Engagement: Teaching Close Reading Techniques in an Interdisciplinary Classroom
Mathematics & Statistics
Bandyopadhyay, Antar, 2002, Mathematics: The Universal Language of Science
Borooah, Gautam, 2004, When Wrong is All Right
Champney, Danielle, 2010, (Home Department: Education), Using Prediction, Competition, and Reflection to Make Connections in Calculus II
Clayton, Aubrey, 2005, The Meaning Behind the Symbols
Diesl, Alexander, 2003, Breaking the Mathematical Language Barrier
Hengesbach, Conrad, 2012, The Challenges of Teaching in Summer Session
Hiesmayr, Ella, 2021, Visualizing Stochastic Processes
Nieh, Ari, 2006, Dispelling the Fear of Proofs
Sankaran, Viswanath, 2002, Demystifying the Thought Process
Shi, Andrew, 2020, Conquering the Top 10 Algorithms of the 20th Century
Tabrizian, Peyam, 2013, The Advantages of Rearranging the Topics Covered in a Course
Theerakarn, Thunwa, 2014, Developing Interactive Applets to Help Students Visualize Multivariable Calculus
Mechanical Engineering
Cheng, A. S. (Ed), 2001, Teaching My Students to Fish
Masanet, Eric, 2001, Incorporating Design-for-Environment into the Undergraduate Product Design Curriculum
Oehlberg, Lora, 2010, A Hands-On Approach to User Interface Prototyping
Sparrey, Carolyn, 2007, Implementing the Scientific Learning Cycle in the Confines of a Classroom
Molecular and Cell Biology
Arpaia, Nicholas, 2009, Training Molecular MacGyvers Using the Immunologists Toolbox
Bliss, Daniel, 2013, (Home Department: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute), Fostering the Ability to Think Like an Experimenter in a Lecture Course
Chen, Jingxun, 2018, Shaping Abstract Genetics Concepts into Concrete, Accessible Knowledge
Chou, Seemay, 2009, Teaching Young Scientists to Speak the Way They Think
Dumont, Sophie, 2004, Motivating a Broad Audience with Research
Endres, James, 2003, Science Education: Focus on Core Analytical Skills
Figueroa-Clarevega, Alejandro, 2011, Building the Big Picture
Freedman, Benjamin, 2006, Teaching Mitosis and Meiosis Using Metaphor and Play-Acting
Kurd, Nadia, 2014, A Solution for Inclusion: Keeping Advanced Students Stimulated Without Leaving Others Behind
Miroshnikova , Yekaterina , 2013, (Home Department: Bioengineering), Breaking Down the Barriers Inhibiting Effective Learning Environments
Powell, Jennifer, 2001, Transforming Quizzes into Teaching and Learning Tools
Schwab, Susan, 2002, Players in the Pathway
Shank, Elizabeth, 2003, Emphasizing Concepts in a Yeast Genetics Laboratory
Spitzer, Danielle, 2022, Hands-on Simulation of Frog Development and Experimental Embryology Engages Students and Promotes Learning
Spudich, Giulietta, 2001, Linking Theory and Experiment in a Biochemistry Lab
Ullman, Julie, 2010, Teaching Students How to Create a Picture Worth a Thousand Words
Zeitler, Bryan, 2003, Using the Peer-Review Process to Stimulate Classroom Discussion
Music
Ryan Gourley, 2023, Experiential Learning with Antiquated Musical Media
Basini, Laura, 2002, Musical Form and Active Learning
Current, Brian, 2000, Hearing John Cage: An Approach to Introducing Ambient Music
Esse, Melina, 2001, I Love to Listen to Music, But I Don’t Know Anything About It
Frey, Emily, 2011, Teaching Basic Musicianship: An Ode to Chaos
Gelbart, Mathew, 2000, Cultural and Communicative Approaches to Teaching Music
Markham, Michael, 2005, Bringing Opera Closer to Home
Nisnevich, Anna, 2004, Music and Multi Media: Staging Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
Rivera, Francesca, 2003, If “Writing about Music Is like Dancing About Architecture,” Maybe It’s Time to Draw
Watkins, Holly, 2001, Musical Representation and Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition
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Near Eastern Studies
Escobar. Eduardo, 2016, Live Digital Translation for Dead Languages
Kiser, Deanna, 2001, Understanding the Lives of Ancient Egyptians
Langin-Hooper, Stephanie, 2011, Multi-Sensory Windows into Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
Saleh, Heidi, 2003, Revitalizing and Contemporizing Ancient Literature
Neuroscience
Gildea, Holly, 2020, Reframing Failure: Teaching Iterative Troubleshooting over Results in Laboratory Science
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Philosophy
Jes Heppler, 2023, Building and Repairing Trust in the Classroom
Crawford, Lindsay, 2013, Confidence and the Character of Discussion: Attending to Framing Effects
Dotan, Ravit, 2019, How to Increase Participation in Section
Kaplan, Jeffrey, 2017, Reading Quizzes: a Mild Technological Innovation
Physics
Albanna, Badr, 2005, Getting in Touch with Your Inner Physicist
Bruno, Paul, 2009, (Home Department: Education), Helping Students Learn (and Effectively Use) What They Already Know
Karkada, Dhruva, 2022, There’s No Shame in Asking Questions
Lu, Yi-Chuan, 2016, Improving Board Work with Colors
Murdia, Chitraang, 2021, Increasing Student Engagement by Using Poll-based Teaching
Plant and Microbial Biology
Leah Gulyas, 2023, Assemble your Team! Harnessing the Power of Teamwork to Promote Student Engagement and Learning
Ethan Boynton, 2023, Managing Student Anxiety Surrounding In-Person Learning
Bruenn, Riva, 2016, Plant Morphology is Just a Game
Coppinger, J. Peter, 2003, Slimemolds vs. the MCATs
Reyes-Umana, Victor, 2019, Developing Narratives for Aspiring Biologists
Slotkin, Richard Keith, 2005, Designing a Better Laboratory Course
Political Science
Joshua Freed, 2023, Intentional Communication, the Students in the Middle, and Me
Douglas Van, 2023, Making Sense in a Whirlwind: Tools to Study Diverse Political Ideas in Diverse Contexts
Akturk, Sener, 2009, Negotiating European Integration Yourself: Role Playing, Simulations, and Counterfactuals in Teaching Political Science
Dosh, Paul, 2000, Encouraging and Affirming Diverse Forms of Class Participation
Ferretti, Natalia, 2001, Do Our Students Understand the Relevance of What We Are Teaching Them?
Fisher, Mark, 2012, Providing Skills, Not Summaries: Improving Reading Comprehension in Political Theory
Haig, Kenneth, 2006, Finding Ways that Everyone can Contribute, Creatively: Using Visual Learning Techniques and Small Group Exercises to Promote Cooperative Learning
Herrera, Veronica, 2007, Reversing Roles: How Would Your Students Devise a Section Lesson Plan?
Judge, Brian, 2018, Scaffolding Suspension of Belief as a Means to Intellectual and Political Empathy
Lerman, Amy, 2005, It Said What?: Reading Critically for Bias and Point of View
Mikkelborg, Anna, 2021, Practice Having Something to Say: Building Student Confidence through Required Office Hours
Pearson, Kathryn, 2002, Bringing Home the Bacon: Navigating the Congressional Budget Process
Purcell, Jason, 2009, Teaching the 3-Speed Class
Radwin, David, 2004, Learning By Doing: Using Simulations to Teach Political Science
Sinek, Wendy, 2006, Conquering “40% of the Grade”: Interactive Strategies for Helping Students Prepare for Comprehensive Final Exams
Psychology
Boucher, Helen, 2002, Helping Students Understand Prejudice
Gard, David, 2002, Developing a Substantive Understanding of the Concepts of Normality and Pathology
Goddu, Mariel, 2019, Taking an “Explanation Break”: Helping Students Critique Experimental Methods and Evaluate Evidence
Ironside, Manon, 2022, From Skilled Test Takers to Budding Scientists: Overhauling Assessment in Cognitive Neuroscience
Zalecki, Christine, 2003, Practice Matters: The Design and Teaching of an Introductory Clinical Seminar
Public Health
Frenkel, Oron, 2005, Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries through Drama
Harris, Zoe, 2009, From Theory to Obama: Innovative Teaching Methods to Increase Participation
Paleo, Lyn, 2003, Incorporating Practice into Theory-Based Curriculum
Rubin, Anna, 2013, Policy Consulting Simulations as a Tool for Understanding and Applying Economic Concepts
Tanner, Sean, 2011, A “Tradeoffs” Method for Soliciting Student Feedback
Public Policy
Lambert, Christian, 2016, Deploying General Rubrics to Preclude the Pitfalls of Grading
Mandakolathur Balu, Ashwin, 2021, Teaching Causality through an Experiment
Yuan, Alexandria, 2016, Ethics Beyond the Textbook
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Rhetoric
Kyra Sutton, 2023, That Which Moves: Affect and Analysis
Gutierrez, Nicholaus, 2019, Online Research in the Age of Google
Srinivasan, Ragini Tharoor, 2015, Staging the Exchange: Learning to Read and Write Beyond Similarity and Opposition
Yost, Benjamin, 2005, Becoming a Better Socrates
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Scandinavian
Olsen, Carl, 2007, Creative Writing and the Horizon of Expectations
Sterling, Nichole, 2006, Creativity in the Composition Classroom
Tomi, Anna, 2022, Student-led Discussions Foster Compassion
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Kayiatos, Anastasia, 2010, (Feminist) Dreams Really Do Come True
Somoff, Victoria, 2004, Writing an Epistolary Novel in a Heritage Speaker Class
Social Welfare
Valentín Sierra, 2023, Towards a Red Pedagogy for Social Work Education
Epps, Douglas, 2021, Ask, Adapt, and Assess: Co-constructing the Remote Classroom to Promote Inclusivity, Equity, and Engagement
Morazes, Jennifer, 2009, Why Dont They Just Go Get Help Themselves? Illustrating the Challenges of Accessing Social Services
Sociology
Benson, Elzbieta, 2004, Increased Class Participation: Accommodating for Diverse Styles and Skills
Eiermann, Martin, 2017, Social Theory as a Map to the World
Elliott, Rebecca, 2012, Maximizing the Impact of GSI Feedback through Reflections on Writing
Fidan Elcioglu, Ermine, 2011, Reading Theory with Courage: One Way to Teach Critical Reading Skills
Hayes, William, 2001, Teaching Bourdieu: Observing the Habitus in Sites of Consumption
Herring, Chris, 2015, Sketching Social Theory Collectively
Kieke, Samuel, 2020, Social Theory as Puzzle: Piecing Together Conceptual Definitions
Macdonald, Sarah, 2008, Encouraging Critical Thinking through Exam Preparation
Purser, Gretchen, 2003, Theory as Map
Roehrkasse, Alexander, 2017, Encouraging Accountability and Participation through Regular Reading Responses
Steward, Shelly, 2015, Integrating Sociology into Students’ Lives through Twitter
Villa-Lobos, Ana, 2003, How to “Show” Sociology in an Academic World of “Telling”
Wang, Skyler, 2021, Going Public: Designing Writing Assignments with Social Impact
Westbrook, Laurel, 2007, Drawing to Learn: One Way to Teach to Multiple Learning Styles
South and Southeast Asian Studies
Bruhn, Katherine, 2021, Mundane to Extraordinary: Working with Primary Sources and Identifying Research Topics
Cruz Gutierrez, Kathleen, 2018, Crafting the Annotated Bibliography: A Storehouse for Reading and Composition Learning
Dar, Huma, 2003, Re-membering Our Histories, Re-visioning Our Histories, Re-writing Our Selves
Paramasivan, Vasudha, 2005, “Telling” Tales: The Quest for Meaning in Indian Folklore
Parson, Rahul Bjørn, 2010, Language Pedagogy as a Group Effort
Spanish and Portuguese
Becker Quinn, Mary, 2002, Charting the Plot of “La Noche Boca Arriba”
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Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Duong, Natalia, 2020, Normalizing Access and Accommodation in Classrooms **Author has requested essay not to be published
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Vision Science
Ng, Jason, 2006, Utilizing a Unifying Experiment to Enhance Conceptual Integration
Piazza, Elise, 2014, Achieving Widespread Participation through Evidence-Based Classroom Discourse
Su, James, 2007, Stretching the Field of View