Career Development
Join Instructional Development at the inaugural Teaching & Learning Excellence Series: TALES Live!, which highlights compelling stories of creativity, inspiration, and engagement in UCSB teaching. The first event in this series will highlight Dr. Enda Duffy from the English department.
Join Instructional Development at the inaugural Teaching & Learning Excellence Series: TALES Live!, which highlights compelling stories of creativity, inspiration, and engagement in UCSB teaching. The first event in this series will highlight Dr. Enda Duffy from the English department who is well-known for his engaging, dynamic teaching style.
What: "Teaching the Truth"
When: February 7, 4-5 p.m.
Where: Gevirtz, Room 1004
Refreshments provided
What do people remember about the teachers they loved? Their passion, their inspiration - and their conviction. In this talk, Enda Duffy examines how, in humanities teaching in particular, the truth is often held to be provisional and undecidable. Yet this ambivalence undermines passionate thinking. It forbids us as teachers from transmitting the most vital part: courage. The best teaching happens when teachers challenge their students to see what the truth is and then to stand up for it.
Dr. Duffy's talk will be followed by a Q&A session. To learn more and RSVP, âclick here.
Also, stay tuned for upcoming TALES events:
- February 28: Dr. Helene Gardner from the Department of Environmental Studies on "Telling Tales in School"
- TALES podcast coming soon! Learn more.