Episode 1: Tia Rosaura

Tia Rosaura shows Kat that we are what we eat, ie, Supermodels are full of nothing, Latin people are full of Goya and raw vegans are full of…

How to Make Lectures More Effective

Effective lecturers combine the talents of scholar, writer, producer, comedian, entertainer, and teacher in ways that contribute to student learning. Is the lecture an effective method of teaching? Right now, it is on Ted.com. Discussion methods are superior to lectures in student retention of information after the end of a course. What are lectures good …

Assessing, Testing, and Evaluating: Grading is Not the Most Important Function

1. What students learn depends as much on your tests and methods of assessment as on  your teaching, maybe even more. What is measured is often what ends up being valued, so be sure your measures reflect what you want students to learn. 2. Don’t think of tests simply as a means for assigning grades. …

The Many Moving Parts of the University

What are the different missions that people have imagined for higher education? A place for teaching liberal arts to undergraduate students; a place for graduate students to research; a place to solve the problems of society. How do professional programs fit within the mission of higher education? In the beginning, the idea was that a …

Teaching Boosts Self-Esteem

Student: Is it true that teaching is a way for people to increase self esteem because they have power over students? Teacher: Well, teachers have power… Student: Only if the students believe that… Teacher: winky face Student: Aha! I suppose the answer was embedded in the question! smiley face Power. Does it come from within …

Examining the Influence of History of Central European Cinema on a 21st Century American Filmmaker

By Melanie Feliciano I came to Prague to shoot a short film called “The Boob Tube.” Inspired by Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” it is about a woman named Katka who wakes up one morning with eyeballs on her chest. She starts to see people, places and things through her heart and involuntarily projects videos on walls. She …