I was fortunate at Oxford to be supervised by two folks who not only do excellent research, but were unbelievably curious about the philosophy of methodology and knowledge. These two men, Dr. Robert Walker and Dr. Kenneth Macdonald, taught me much. I find myself repeating one line, I believe uttered by Robert, again and again … Continue reading “Theory,” Teaching, and Writing…
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Pedagogy: Student Work and Thought Leaders
As classes start here at Rutgers-Camden, I’ve been putting together my classes. That process naturally requires thinking about what I find important in the classroom. Two themes have emerged that have led to the creation of this blog: The first theme is that I’ve always believed in prioritizing excitement over teaching from canon – in … Continue reading Pedagogy: Student Work and Thought Leaders…