Graduate Student Reflection: Student Interaction for Asynchronous Learning
Though I had taught online philosophy courses before, it was still concerning when the COVID-19 pandemic moved everything online. It is simply not ideal...
Reality Shows and Appeal to Emotion
The appeal to emotion fallacy can be introduced via the Key & Peele (Comedy Central) video "Who Thinks They Can Dance?" In the video,...
Syllabus Showcase: Yoga and Philosophy, Steve Geisz
There are many ways of doing good and beautiful philosophy, and there are many ways of teaching philosophy that can transform students’ lives and...
Graduate Student Reflection Series: Cultivating Teaching Relations through Public Philosophy
During my studies, pursuing education beyond the classroom has been invaluable to experiencing and cultivating teaching relations in philosophy, opening me to the world...
A Boring Class and Philosophy of Education
A Boring Class is a short animated film about the monotony of traditional education, viewed in a comic and relatable way. The video raises...
Syllabus Showcase: Ethics Bowl and Democratic Deliberation, Michael Vazquez
This post is about an experiential education course I redesigned and have taught two times at UNC-Chapel Hill (Fall ‘20 and ‘21). As an...
Learning to Teach
Just as graduate faculty aid doctoral students in strengthening their research efforts, so the faculty should provide students with assistance in enhancing their teaching skills.
For...
Syllabus Showcase: Philosophical English, Peter Finocchiaro
For some students, the first day of my course might be the first time they see a numbered-premise argument. It might also be the...
Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Cornell University
We were founded in 2004, and have been publishing a journal annually since!
All officers are voted for by the general body. During the first...
Graduate Student Reflection Series: Ode to Chalk
Nothing sounds more like a classroom to me than the rhythm of chalk on a chalkboard.
Really, I associate very few sounds with education at...