S3 E28: Dynamic Faculty Transforming Education

About this episode

A discussion with new faculty members about their teaching transformation and professional development efforts.

Drs. Esther Park, Iulia Fratila, Allison Miner, and Yanika Kowitlawakul join your host, Dr. Rachel Yoho, to discuss how they got started as new faculty members, their efforts to transform their teaching and students’ learning, and engagement with professional development. Resource: Stearns Center events calendar: https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/events/ (events open to Mason affiliates only) Check out our website!

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Rachel Yoho

Guests: Dr. Esther Park, Dr. Iulia Fratila, Dr. Allison Miner, Dr. Yanika Kowitlawakul

Topics covered

• faculty development
• teaching transformation
• student engagement
• professional development
• higher education

Keywords

• faculty
• teaching
• learning
• professional development
• higher education
• engagement
• transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning

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