Courses Taught
Courses Taught
Instructor of Record
Spring 2022: Intermediate special topics course: The Social History of Roman Education
Spring 2021: Elementary Latin 102 (Duke University)
Fall 2020: Elementary Latin 101 (Duke University)
Guest lectures:
Spring 2022: Intermediate Greek langauge course
Spring 2021: First-year survey course: Christian Traditions (Elon University)
Fall 2020: Advanced Greek language course: Greek Lyric & Hellenistic Poetry (Duke University)
Teaching Assistant
Spring 2020: Intermediate survey course: Ancient Athletics (Duke University)
Fall 2018: Intermediate survey course: Ancient Myth (Duke University)
... from my Elementary Latin 102 course:
"1. The teacher gives direct feedback on homework by going over the sentences in class. I love this because I don't have to worry about doing things poorly on the homework because my mistakes will be corrected in class. 2. The teacher is so kind and never makes students feel bad for doing poorly. She will walk them through examples of things that they did wrong and will keep going until they understand. 3. Everyone gets to participate. I like that everyone is asked questions because you get to see the way that other fellow students think through answering questions, and I find that helpful to my own learning. I also like this because it allows me to get practice and direct feedback."
"This class is my favorite, and I almost like everything about it."
"I like that Professor Küppers is patient with us and wants us to learn from our mistakes instead of punishing us for them. I never feel afraid to volunteer and participate in class because she is always willing to help us no matter what. I also like that she conveys the concepts very clearly. It is probably the best online-formatted class that I am currently taking, since the assignments are clear cut and the content is very organized."
"I do not really dislike anything about the class other than the fact that it feels like a lot of self-studying, especially for vocabulary, but it is expected for a language class."
... from my intermediate course on Roman Education:
What did you learn in this course?
"Learned a lot about Roman history and Roman education. Particularly, writing critically, presenting skills, and comprehension skills of primary texts."
"I developed an expansive knowledge of different roman cultural trends and how they affects education, I greatly improved my public speaking abilities, and I developed greater use of language in writing papers."
"In terms of skills, I believe improved in public speaking and writing. Additionally, I learned more about reading primary sources. And for knowledge, I have gained so much in terms of Roman and Greek education. Much more than I initially would have expected when registering for the course."
"I learned a lot about Ancient Rome. I learned how to analyze primary sources, documents and art. I also learned how to look at many topics through the lens of antiquity and education."
"I developed new ways of writing research papers with ancient primary sources, and evaluating the biases that these sources sometimes have. I also learned how to read and analyze secondary sources about the ancient world, particularly within the context of ancient education. We also got to learn about marginalized groups from Hellenistic times such as women and slaves, and what their educations looked like. Most importantly, presentations are a big aspect of this course so I learned all about the correct body language for a presentation and how to structure it to most engage an audience."
"I learned how about the importance of education in roman tradition in relation to status, how to interpret scenarios with ancient text, and the evolution of education hubs/ prominence in antiquity."
Reflecting on the overall learning environment of this class, ....
... in what ways did the instructor and the structure or components of the course facilitate your learning? Are there specific course components or methods of instruction you’d keep for future years?
"It is done very well and everyone in the class was engaged with the professor. Each of the students had individual presentations throughout the semester and it kept us accountable and engaged with the material. Additionally, although I thought it was interesting in the beginning, I thought it was really nice how students took turns reading class material, as it kept all of us doing something and just engaged."
"I think the class worked super well as a whole. We followed the syllabus each day so I never felt unprepared and the guest speakers were always a fun element of the course."
"I really like how each student was tasked with three presentations about different topics. This allows for students to dive deep into a topic and formulate the best way to present the information. I also appreciate how it was exploring one source (Companion) instead of gathering a bunch of outside information and trying to create our own argument. Additionally, another factor I thought was engaging was reading the sources out loud and discussing them right after."
"The course was small and facilitated a lot of active conversation. I liked that whenever a student presented or talked about the course material, we were encouraged to ask each other questions and attempt to answer them ourselves based on our readings and discussions. I also really benefited from active corrections on papers in class. I was able to apply other people's corrections to my own paper and revise it alongside others to better recognize what makes a paper effective and clear."
"I really liked how she put the text up on the board and allowed us to volunteer to read it; you didn't have to read aloud but if you did it really helped understand the ancient sources and get a feel for the authors' voices. She was also super helpful when I struggled with pronouncing ancient names and places, and was very nice about correcting the pronunciation. I also really liked the group activities we occasionally did, where we got into small groups and did "mini research" on a certain source, before presenting to the class. When we read our paper drafts aloud to each other, that was one of the most useful essay revision exercises I have ever done and I will keep using this method going forward."
"The progression of education aligned with our knowledge on the topic. As we read about more complex matters, our baseline knowledge was growing and appropriate for the level of discussion."
The full student feedback on my Roman Education course can be viewed here.