Anthropology
2022–2023
Aurora Allshouse
I was inspired by "backwards design" to create a resource for TFs based on the most common questions I received as PF. The result--the Anthropology TF sharepoint-- functions as a launchpad for TFs to find and access all teaching-related materials. Throughout the year, I collated handouts and readings used in our pedagogy course, tutorials, useful links, and more into this one location. The sharepoint also hosts two collaborative document libraries: one for archived course materials and one for general teaching resources. My hope is that collating all these resources into a permanent, easy-to-navigate location will make them more accessible and more likely to be used by TFs beyond their time in the pedagogy course.
2021–2022
Jess McNeil
The pedagogy course in Anthropology necessarily needs to cover learning strategies that are simultaneously anthropological and meet the needs of two programs that often seem to substantially diverge. This capstone outlines a new workshop within ANTHRO3636 that covers object-based learning strategies: a pedagogical strategy that can be incorporated into classes across the anthropological spectrum. This workshop has three clear aims: to introduce a strong pedagogical strategy to new TFs; to highlight educational connections and similarities across our department; and, most significantly, to emphasize the exceptional resources uniquely available to TFs in our department via our significant relationship with the Peabody Museum.
2020–2021
Kate Rose
This year I aimed to build off the work of the previous fellow in contributing to the canvas site while teaching the pedagogy course. My project consists of a series of modules discussing conflict management and communication strategies for respectful, inclusive, and transparent class environments. Module topics include the importance of community agreements, preparing for different scales of conflicts with multiple stakeholder identities (undergraduates, TFs, instructors), and practicing active listening in group and one-on-one settings. I am hoping these modules will develop as interactive spaces for continued dialogue and shared experiences between TFs at all teaching stages.
2019–2020
Eric Johnson
My goal for the 2019-2020 academic year was to convert a series of pedagogy workshops into a required course for graduate students in Anthropology. Building from the previous Pedagogy Fellow’s work, I wrote a syllabus which covered the need-to-know basics of teaching in anthropology and beyond. As a “half course” for G2s before they begin TFing, the class met eight times throughout the semester, and assignments struck a balance between useful but not burdensome. I also built the course Canvas site, which serves as a repository for resources, links, bibliography, and schedules of pedagogy-related events in the future.