“Building a #COVIDSyllabus: Lessons for the Future of Collaborative Pedagogy” Teaching and Learning Anthropology Journal Abstract: In early March 2020, Teaching and Learning Anthropology (TLA) initiated a crowdsourced document entitled “Teaching COVID-19: An Anthropology Syllabus Project.” This essay reflects on
Jenks recognized for outstanding undergraduate teaching
Angela Jenks has been named the American Anthropological Association Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching recipient. The honor bestowed by the 10,000+ member association recognizes educators who have impacted the discipline through outstanding teaching and inspiration to their students. Read
Jenks appointed as Vice Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Diversity
UCI School of Social Sciences News: Casavantes Bradford and Jenks appointed to lead school’s Office of Faculty Development and Diversity
New publication: Editorial on Iatrogenesis and Harm in Covid-19
Editorial in The BMJ Opinion: “Iatrogeneis and harm in covid-19–when medical care ignores social forces.“ By Seth Holmes, Angela Jenks, Helena Hansen, and Scott Stonington.
New issue of Teaching and Learning Anthropology
The newest issue of Teaching and Learning Anthropology is now available! Highlights from this issue: Beatriz Reyes-Foster and Aimee DeNoyelles examine the use of photovoice to facilitate concept mastery and help students connect course concepts to lived experiences in an online discussion
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.
Roundtable: (Re)writing Anthropology and Raising Our Voices from the Academic Margins
Roundtable at the 2020 AAA virtual conference: “(Re)writing Anthropology and Raising Our Voices from the Academic Margins.” View the recording of our conversation here. Participants: Kimberley McKinson, Edward K. Snajdr, Shonna Trinch, Erica L. Williams, Angela C. Jenks, and Justin
Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed: Syllabus Resources
Bonni Stachowiak and I discuss syllabus resources on her Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
New Learning Community for Faculty & TAs
The Teaching Together Learning Community is a pilot program designed to promote collaborative teaching between faculty and graduate TAs. It offers targeted teaching support for instructors and TAs of courses with large lectures and discussion-based sections. Follow the link above for more
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