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Teaching Philosophy

Poster originally presented at the Teaching Philosophy Poster Session at Midsouth Philosophy Conference  in April 2024  (created in February 2024). ​These resources are freely available for use and distribution, provided appropriate credit is given to the original source.

A conference poster titled "Philskills: A Skill-Based Approach to teaching Philosophy"

Materials for philosophy instructors (games, samples, etc.) Please contact me for the page password if you are interested in accessing these resources.

Student Resources

Poster originally created  (in April 2024) as a companion piece to the poster above. These resources are freely available for use and distribution, provided appropriate credit is given to the original source.

A poster for philosophu student titled "PhilSkills: A Guide for Students"

Slideshow version below:

Ever wonder how to participate in philosophy class discussions? These discussion moves below can help you get started!

Philosophy Discussion Moves
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Teaching Experience

At Dartmouth:

 

I will be teaching PHIL 50.18: Animal Minds in Winter 2025.

  • Guest Lecturer, WRIT 5: How to Look; two lectures ("Color, Looking, Thinking") (2024)

  • Guest Lecturer, WRIT 5: How to Look; two lectures ("Looking at/with Color") (2023)

  • Guest Lecturer, COGS 80: Major Seminar in Cognitive Science (2023)

At Penn:

  • Instructor of Record, PHIL 2843 / VLST 2230: Philosophy & Visual perception (2022); Syllabus

  • Instructor of Record, PHIL 223 / VLST 223: Philosophy & Visual perception (2021); Evaluations

  • Grader, PHIL 425: Philosophy of Science (2021)

  • TA, PHIL 205: What is Meaning? Philosophy of Mind and Language; two sections (2020)

  • Guest Lecturer, PHIL 205: What is Meaning?; two lectures (2020)

  • TA, PHIL 231: Epistemology: Knowledge and Reality; two sections (2019)

  • TA, VLST 101: Eye, Mind and Image; two sections (2019 and 2002)

  • TA, PHIL 015: Logic and Formal Reasoning; two sections (2018)

I completed a Certificate in College and University Teaching in 2020 and a mini-course in Inclusive and Equitable Teaching in 2023. I worked as a TA trainer in 2021 and 2022 and as a Philosophy Tutor in 2022. I also regularly mentor undergrads, both officially and unofficially. My mentees have been primarily FGLI (first-generation, low-income) and/or international students.

Outside of the university setting, I've taught EFL/ESL/Critical Writing in Finland, Hong Kong and India. 

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Diversifying Philosophy

The project of diversifying philosophy is deeply meaningful to me. I wrote my Bachelor's and Master's theses on cross-cultural philosophy, studied Buddhist philosophy with Tibetan teachers in India, and have consistently integrated non-Western and minority philosophers and ideas into my syllabi and lesson plans throughout my teaching career. Recently, I have directed my attention towards disability inclusion and accessibility. Here are links to some resources I've found useful:

BLOGS, OP-EDs & ARTICLES

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