The Science Community vs. the General Public: Building Better Communications by Teaching Scientific Terms as a New Language in the Undergrad Classroom

Edited by Bethany Kaser (CTE) In February of 2022, The Atlantic published an article entitled, “The One Group of People Americans Actually Trust on Climate Science,” by Dan Schwartz. The article considers the fraught relationship between science professionals and the general public–specifically the two groups’ trouble communicating with each other–through the lens of climate change. …

CTE has been Busy Flourishing this Spring!

It's been awhile, Flourishing Academic Readers! We've missed offering you quick, insightful reads throughout the second half of the spring, but we were balancing a lot of flourishing in our Center! In addition to a huge range of workshops for our Duquesne faculty and graduate students, CTE is thrilled to recognize the hard work of …

The Center for Teaching Excellence’s Teaching Philosophy Challenge–Day 5

Facilitated by Bethany Kaser Welcome to the final day of the Teaching Philosophy Challenge! It's been a pleasure sharing this workshop with everyone and I hope you've all enjoyed and benefitted from the material!  If you haven't had a chance to complete the first 4 days yet, you can still do so at any time. …

The Center for Teaching Excellence’s Teaching Philosophy Challenge–Day 4

Facilitated by Bethany Kaser It's already Day 4 of the Teaching Philosophy Challenge! As a reminder, new material will be released every day at 10 A.M., through Friday, March 3rd. Each day's new material will be posted here on the blog, but you can also sign up to officially participate in the challenge and receive …

The Center for Teaching Excellence’s Teaching Philosophy Challenge–Day 3

Facilitated by Bethany Kaser Welcome to Day 3 of the Teaching Philosophy Challenge! As a reminder, new material will be released every day at 10 A.M., through Friday, March 3rd. Each day's new material will be posted here on the blog, but you can also sign up to officially participate in the challenge and receive …