FTeaching in the traditional sense has been viewed as a one way street of knowledge transfer from teacher to student. In some cases, students have been so conditioned to be absorbers of knowledge and not active contributors of it. On the other hand, we encourage students to help their peers… GEDI VT, GRAD 5104, Teaching
On Friday, November 18th I had the pleasure to visit the White House to be apart of a conversation on “Advancing Postsecondary Diversity and Inclusion”. This was an all day event that included university reps from students to presidents, and staff of the department of education. I… GEDI VT, GRAD 5104, Teaching
Throughout my entire higher education career I have prided myself on being an African American, a female, and an engineer. As my classes became less and less diverse with people who could meet me at any intersection of my identity, I began to feel even more empowered. The fact that I was the… GEDI VT, GRAD 5104, Teaching
As an undergraduate student my time in Chemistry was mainly spent on Twitter because aside from the clicker questions taking place in class, I knew that there was no amount of attention I could pay that would help me understand these concepts that went right over my head. It was at that moment… GRAD 5104, Teaching
“It takes a village to raise a child”
-African proverb
I’m sure we’ve heard this saying one time or another. And if you’re experiences were anything like mine growing up you might be thinking “what village and who the hell would be in it?”. However, as… GEDI VT, GRAD 5104, Teaching
But it never killed our educational system. In fact, curiosity is what probably inspired so many of the great things we have today. At some point in time the greatest inventors, scientists, artists, etc. felt compelled to ask the question “what if?”. The question, that when answered,… GEDI VT, GRAD 5104, Teaching
As technology continues to advance, I believe education is constantly trying to think about how to be more engaging as “multitasking” becomes more of a thing amongst students. There are so many distractions in this world as opposed to 50 years ago. But like anything that has ever… GEDI VT, GRAD 5104, Teaching
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