2010-2011 Innovative Teaching Showcase

Videos

Nicole R. Brown

Department of English

Teaching, Dialogue, and Tolerance

Drawing on her educational background, Nicole Brown describes how she addresses diversity issues through dialogue in her teaching practice. (5 min., 29 sec.)

Customized Teaching and Learning

Nicole Brown customizes the teaching and learning process to ensure an authentic learning process as her students grapple with issues from different perspectives. (5 min., 52 sec.)

Community-based Projects and Group Dynamics

Community-based projects play an essential role in students’ development of material for various audiences and in their exploration of group dynamics. (4 min., 49 sec.)

Creating Space for Divergent Viewpoints

Nicole Brown explains how she and her students, together, create a supporting environment for the expression of divergent viewpoints in discussions and presentations. (3 min., 23 sec.)

Classroom Environment

Engaging in persuasive discourse without creating a hostile classroom environment can be a challenge, but Nicole Brown helps her students engage in open discussions and transcend academic “real world” boundaries. (6 min., 1 sec.)

See also: Carolyn Nielsen’s Video Page and Jill Heckathorn’s Video Page