Teaching Law as a Social Process
I have long been interested in the educational value of studying lawmaking. To help students understand how law is both… Read More
The Quiet Architecture of Active Learning
Reflecting on Active Learning, Student Participation, and the Challenge of Silence One of the reasons I love teaching sociology is… Read More
Decentering Technology: A Pedagogy of the Senses
Over the last few decades, instructors have been increasingly encouraged to integrate technology into their classrooms. Whether through the use… Read More
We Got Ghosted: A Failed Collaboration
We got ghosted. Not in a dating app kind of way, but in a way that seemed surprisingly similar: messages… Read More
Public Engagement Pedagogy across the Methods Curriculum
Our latest webinar focused on how — and why — we teach methods. Joined by Drs. Vanessa Gonlin (Assistant… Read More
Teaching Victimology When Trauma Is in the Room
Creating responsible spaces for learning about harm, prevention, and justice. I have been teaching Victimology in one form or another… Read More
Interview with Sarah Lageson
Dr. Sarah Lageson, Associate Professor of Technology and Social Power at Northeastern University with a joint appointment in the… Read More
Methods for/as Public Engagement
Amid attacks on higher education generally, and sociology, in particular, sociologists are feeling more pressure to show the value… Read More
Teaching Tourism through Community Voices
Recent news coverage of tourism worldwide has shown how prioritizing uncontrolled economic growth results in unsustainable visitor numbers in… Read More
Teaching Education Policy through Multiple Lenses
A section of my Sociology of Education course is devoted to primary and secondary education policy. We tackle one of… Read More