Series: Teaching Methods

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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

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Teaching Methods in Times of Crisis

Let’s face it, teaching sociological research methods is always challenging, even in so-called “normal” times. It’s part of the … Read More

“A Clingy Friend”: AI and the First Public

When I first designed an assignment called Seeing with the Machines, I wanted students to move beyond using artificial intelligence … Read More

Teaching Consent Before Content

I was tasked with acting as a guest lecturer for a Sociology of Gender course on the topic of BDSM … Read More

Community-Engaged Learning as a Triple Win

For tenure track faculty with research intensive roles, balancing research and teaching can be difficult. Meanwhile, students are eager to … Read More

Comics and the Ethnographic Sensibility

Students of ethnography are often encouraged to develop an ethnographic sensibility, or an attunement to the material and social relations … Read More