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The University of Virginia has developed a growing community of scholars involved in academic community engagement, which is elsewhere sometimes known as community based research or service learning. At an end of the semester reflective luncheon this afternoon, over twenty faculty gathered to discuss their previous experiences and their plans for the upcoming year. The…
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A colleague of mine commented today on facebook that it is better to give than receive, and this is particularly true during exams. But I often find myself nervous to see how my students perform. Did my intentions for their learning get realized? This semester I taught a new course on Community Arts that had…
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I hesitated when first asked to teach the workshop on diversity in the classroom. Diversity can often be a code for tokenism, or treated as a resource to be exploited by those in the majority. Aiming to avoid these approaches, I decided to focus on individualized learning, I lead new and seasoned teaching assistants through…
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Charlottesville, Virginia What to do when students complain about grades? Make inappropriate comments? Don’t read? Don’t speak up? In this workshop, incoming teaching assistants face their worst nightmares and learn strategies to address and prevent classroom difficulties. For more information, visit the Teaching Resource Center @ the University of Virginia.
jacob alden sargent 