Heart and Soul of Teaching

Moderator Carrie Holschuh, associate professor of Nursing, sits down with panelists Wei Ming Dariotis, professor of Asian American Studies, and Vivian Chavez, associate professor of Public Health, to discuss vulnerability in teaching and qualities in teaching that aren’t quite quantifiable. Dariotis feels that although not many qualities of teaching are quantifiable, teaching should be quantified on some level to meet standards. Chavez believes that quantifying teaching would just be generalizing to fit a cookie cutter mold. While remote, there is the temptation to pre-record lectures, but then students and teachers are not afforded the opportunity to grow together. Community learning is a big part of contact hours and there needs to be humility among the group. Professors should model vulnerability in an effort to get students to open themselves up to learning.

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