Open AccessChallenges and Opportunities of Teaching Unfamiliar Topics
Author(s) -
Emily Bennett
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the wabash center journal on teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-9132
DOI - 10.31046/wabashcenter.v2i2.1755
Subject(s) - lifelong learning , teaching and learning center , pedagogy , mathematics education , teaching method , psychology , sociology
I discuss teaching as contingent faculty in the small college environment, having taught multiple topics outside of my research area. My essay focuses on resources for course preparation and how teaching unfamiliar topics can enhance one’s pedagogical practices. Teaching an unfamiliar topic is an opportunity to thinking creatively about learning activities and to model lifelong learning.