TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
My current practice in course design and individual lessons emphasizes a) effective communication, b) student reflection and feedback, and c) making lessons relevant to student's lives by providing context for lessons and teaching necessary skills. I intentionally design lessons where students actively participate in their own learning in a way that promotes inclusivity and effective communication. In support of this goal I employ lots of active learning exercises and promote peer teaching and learning in addition to brief lectures. I provide training on how to effectively work in groups and offer frequent opportunities for students to give me feedback. I use online surveys so that I can communicate with all students, even in large classes. Receiving feedback often helps me adapt lessons to students' needs and interests to better achieve skills and content learning goals.
My current practice in course design and individual lessons emphasizes a) effective communication, b) student reflection and feedback, and c) making lessons relevant to student's lives by providing context for lessons and teaching necessary skills. I intentionally design lessons where students actively participate in their own learning in a way that promotes inclusivity and effective communication. In support of this goal I employ lots of active learning exercises and promote peer teaching and learning in addition to brief lectures. I provide training on how to effectively work in groups and offer frequent opportunities for students to give me feedback. I use online surveys so that I can communicate with all students, even in large classes. Receiving feedback often helps me adapt lessons to students' needs and interests to better achieve skills and content learning goals.
COURSES TAUGHT |
MY R TUTORIALS |
'Lecture' Courses developed and taught
Plant Ecology co-taught Pedagogy (graduate student seminar) Lab Courses (TA)
General Biology I General Biology II General Ecology Microbiology Plants & Society |
Some coding in R basics
File and R script organization
Housekeeping
Basic data wrangling
Building statistics Tables
Automation
Making graphs part 1
Making graphs part 2
Color palettes in ggplot
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