Teaching and Learning Anthropology, a new peer-reviewed, open-access journal, invites submissions for its inaugural issue. For more information, see https://escholarship.org/uc/teachinglearninganthro
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
Anthropology Beyond Indiana Jones
What is Anthropology? Carie Little Hersh and I discuss on her new podcast, Anthropologist on the Street.
Teaching Awards
I’m honored to receive the Teaching Assistant Professional Development award and to be the Dean’s Honoree for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in the School of Social Sciences at UCI’s annual Celebration of Teaching!
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
Reflecting on my time with Cultural Anthropology
I spoke with Michelle Hagman recently to reflect on my experience writing for the Teaching Tools section of Cultural Anthropology: see her post Reflecting on the Scholar-in-Residence Program: An Interview with Angela Jenks.
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.
Preparing for a Teaching Demonstration
On the job market? Get ready for a teaching demonstration with these tips and resources at Cultural Anthropology: “Preparing Your Teaching Demonstration” Image credit: Chris, Flickr
Why don’t students read?
And how can we encourage them to do so? I share some thoughts, assignment suggestions, and resources over at Cultural Anthropology: “Why Don’t Students Read?” Image credit: Langson Library stacks, UC Irvine
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