Teaching

I am an experienced teacher, and think a lot about new ways to help my students get the most out of philosophy. I welcome the open sharing of strategies and ideas about pedagogy, so please feel free to take whatever you like from the materials below.

I have taught two classes at UCSD, of which both syllabi are available below. I have been a teaching assistant, usually teaching weekly sections, for a wide range of classes. These included classes on ethics, epistemology, the philosophy of climate change, moral psychology, the meaning of life, and general humanities.

I was fortunate to attend the inaugural summer program of the Minnesota Center for Canon Expansion and Change (CCEC), a workshop on inclusive teaching and syllabus design in early modern philosophy. It was easily one of my favourite weeks in philosophy and has left a deep impact on my history syllabi (see below.)

Before graduate school, I honed my teaching skills as a professional debate and argumentation trainer for DebatUnie, a social enterprise in the Netherlands. I traveled across the country teaching students at all levels and ages and receiving constant, often immediate feedback (if you're not engaging a 14 year-old, they'll let you know!)