- Matthew BaileyShea, an associate professor in the College’s Department of Music and the Eastman School of Music
- Ryan Prendergast, an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
- Katherine Schaefer, an associate professor of instruction in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program
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Matthew BaileyShea: An ‘active classroom’ is music to his ears
“Classes can include more than 30 students from varied backgrounds, many playing multiple instruments. But you try to make a connection with all of them,” says BaileyShea.
Ryan Prendergast: Teaching the principles of Don Quixote and beyond
“My philosophy is, we should give students the input and tools to be able to produce knowledge on their own,” says Prendergast. “To do this requires a progressive loosening of the reigns…”
Katherine Schaefer: A scientist who found the ‘write’ stuff
Schaefer says, “I learned that every student is different, and 99.9 percent of my teaching philosophy now is about finding out where students are and what they need, without making assumptions about what they know.”