Active classroom teaching
This semester, I am TAing a course on the history of agriculture. I am excited to develop my skills in teaching high-level concepts and historical facts in an active, inter-active, multimedia way. I...
View ArticleTeaching tools: How to read (for class)
A key component of successful higher education is developing reading and communication skills. Reading at a college level–and quantity–is hardly natural. Many students benefit from explicit...
View ArticleHow to write for class
After many years in school, I find myself forgetting that determining the “goodness” of a source, developing a truly convincing argument, and formatting a paper so it looks polished and reads easily...
View ArticleUsing the Global Agrofood system to teach globalization, social justice, and...
Film, radio, and news cultivated for a popular audience is a great way to help students see connections between “real world concerns” with academic questions. On this page, I categorize and list links...
View ArticleClimate Change resources
Understanding the problem The Hottest August (film) Demain/Tomorrow (film) Rob Hopkins, Resilience, “The unstoppable rise of ‘Demain” (February 5, 2016) Climate Refugees (2010) (film) Paris to...
View ArticleAsking me for a letter of recommendation
One of my responsibilities and joys as a professor is to write letters of recommendation for students pursuing exciting opportunities. If you are considering asking me to write you a letter of...
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