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Teaching Goals
and Philosophy:
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To cultivate critical thinking --
particularly the ability to examine one’s own assumptions.
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To cultivate creative thinking --
science and education are wonderfully complicated and complex.
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To increase awareness that science
and psychology are alive and ever changing – science requires a
passionate intellect to engage difficult and complex questions
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To increase awareness that a good
question is far more valuable to the advancement of knowledge than
an easy answer.
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Students learn better when they are
active participants in the learning process and when they are
encouraged to share their viewpoints.
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Diversity of opinions are respected
and viewed as invaluable to the learning process.
Teaching Strategies:
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Interactive lectures
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Group activities
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Teaching technology (e.g., on-line
brain atlases, creating group projects on Sakai).
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Writing assignments and tests that
stress course content, writing ability, critical analysis of class
material, & creative thinking.
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