My teaching focuses on analyzing arguments from classical texts and making applications outside of the classroom for the sake of two goals. First, I aim to help students develop the critical thinking skills necessary for philosophical thinking, reading, and writing. Reading classical texts closely shows students how the activity of philosophy is done well. Second, I aim to cultivate self-reflective practices necessary for living a good life. Studying how philosophers argue for and support their positions provides a basis for cultivating self-reflective practices when students examine their own views and the reasons they have for them.
In Spring 2021 I received the College of Arts and Sciences Sujack Master Teacher Award. See below for my evaluations, sample syllabi, and a list of courses taught.. Teaching statement is available upon request. TEACHING PORTFOLIO Summary of Evaluations Summary of Evaluations Sample Syllabi Philosophy and Persons Ethics Judgment and Decision Making Courses as Instructor of Record Fall 2014-present at Loyola University Chicago Philosophy 181: Ethics (10+ online and face-to-face sections) Philosophy/Psychology 279: Judgment and Decision-Making (20+ face-to-face and online sections) Philosophy 130: Philosophy and Persons (4 face-to-face sections) Philosophy 284: Health Care Ethics (1 face-to-face section; 1 online section) Phil 182: Social and Political Philosophy (1 face-to-face section) Fall 2014- Spring 2016 at Ashford University Philosophy 208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (8 online sections) Philosophy 103: Informal Logic (1 online section) |