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Department of Anthropology, UC Irvine

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Webinar and Resources: Teaching Migration

Webinar and Resources: Teaching Migration

Teaching and Learning Anthropology hosted a webinar on Teaching Migration with Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Sarah B. Horton, and Isabella Alexander-Nathani on November 2, 2020. Watch the recording here. Download the webinar teaching resources here.

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Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed: Syllabus Resources

Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed: Syllabus Resources

Bonni Stachowiak and I discuss syllabus resources on her Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Using Polling Software in Large Classes

Using Polling Software in Large Classes

I first used open-ended polling in a class in 2016. It did not go well. Having seen Bonni Stachowiak use sli.do to great effect in a conference presentation, I decided to incorporate polling into the first day of my 300-student Medical

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Podcasts and Pedagogy

Podcasts and Pedagogy

A conversation with Anar Parikh about integrating podcasts and other forms of audio media into anthropological pedagogy: https://culanth.org/fieldsights/1297-podcasts-and-pedagogy-audio-in-the-anthropology-classroom

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Reading Octavia Butler post-election

Reading Octavia Butler post-election

What are anthropologists reading following the election and inauguration? Cultural Anthropology online has gathered a variety of responses, including my brief commentary on the value of speculative fiction in anthropology classrooms: https://culanth.org/fieldsights/1049-what-are-you-reading-responses-to-the-election-and-inauguration

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Leading a discussion section: Suggested activities for effective learning

Leading a discussion section: Suggested activities for effective learning

I recently spoke at a training session for new anthropology teaching assistants (TAs). With courses of over 300 or 400 students, graduate student TAs are essential to teaching and learning here at UCI. But TAs face a number of challenges.

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Writing a statement of teaching philosophy

Writing a statement of teaching philosophy

For those of you on the job market, I share some tips for developing a statement of teaching philosophy over at Cultural Anthropology: Crafting a Statement of Teaching Philosophy.   Image credit: Calb Roenigk, Flickr

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Resources for teaching anthropology

Resources for teaching anthropology

Here are some of my favorite resources for teaching Anthropology, posted on Cultural Anthropology: Teaching Resources Round-Up.

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Recent News

  • New publication: Archives at the Margins: Toward a Liberatory Pedagogy in Anthropology August 30, 2022
  • New publication: Reshaping General Education as the Practice of Freedom March 10, 2022
  • New publication: Building a #COVIDSyllabus July 23, 2021
  • Jenks recognized for outstanding undergraduate teaching July 19, 2021

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