2020 Teaching Roundtable

This past Thursday evening, students and faculty met over Zoom for a casual discussion on teaching strategies, experiences, and practices. Dr. Heather Hicks, Dr. Kamran Javadizadeh, Dr. Mary Mullen, Dr. Evan Radcliffe, and Dr. Tsering Wangmo shared about their personal teaching styles, and about what teaching in the pandemic has been like for them. Second year graduate students Caitlyn Dittmeier and Olivia Stowell also described their experiences working as teaching interns this semester. Caitlyn (who is interning for Dr. Mullen's Irish Literature: Gender and History course) and Olivia (who is interning for Dr. Javadizadeh's course on Letters, Texts, and Twitter) each discussed what they've learned so far, and answered questions from the other students attending the roundtable. 

First year graduate student Franki Rudnesky shared, "I'm so glad I attended the teaching roundtable. As a first year student, being a TA is something I'm looking forward to doing next year. It was so helpful to hear from current TAs about their experiences, and getting teaching tips from professors as well!" Fellow first year Christina Kosch agreed, saying "The roundtable was really helpful for anyone on the fence about teaching or wanting to TA. Caitlyn and Olivia's positive experiences were really impactful, and made me want to TA too."