Illinois Sampler

Mary-Ann Winkelmes is Coordinator of Instructional Development and Research, Office of the Provost, and an affiliate scholar in the Department of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a Senior Fellow at the Association of American Colleges and Universities. At the University of Illinois, she founded the Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education project. Antoinette Burton is a professor of history and Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including A Primer for Teaching World History: Ten Design Principles.

"An Illinois Sampler: Teaching and Research on the Prairie highlights teaching methods at the University of Illinois that can be applied elsewhere. It would be an excellent book for a new professor, including one looking for field opportunities for their students. An Illinois Sampler is both a recommended read and endeavor."--Reflective Teaching"In this timely volume and in fields as diverse as dance, geology, music, medicine, kinesiology, mathematics, engineering, and microbiology we have first-hand accounts of what faculty members are doing to make a better tomorrow. The narratives are as inspiring as they are practical and deserve to be shared and read by those who care about the quality of American universities."--Stanley Ikenberry, President Emeritus, University of Illinois"The land-grant model is discovery of new knowledge, teaching students, and engaging the broader community. Something is lost when you try to separate the three concepts because they are mutually enriching--discovery comes in part by engaging the community, discovery by faculty and students strengthens education, etcetera. In this time of accountability and scarce resources, the academy must better explain this integration of effort, particularly in connection with the allocation of faculty time and compensation to research and engagement. The stories of scholar-educators from the University of Illinois, one of the great land-grant universities of the country, wonderfully illustrate how this all works."--Peter McPherson, President Emeritus of Michigan State University and President of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

• CoverTitle pageCopyright pageContentsAcknowledgmentsMary-Ann Winkelmes and Antoinette Burton, "Introduction: Charting Common Ground in the Teaching-ReseaBruce W. Fouke, "A Sense of the Earth"Julie Jordan Gunn, "Collaborative Artists: How to Speak and Listen at the Same Time"Nancy Abelmann, "The Intimate University: 'We Are All in This Together'"Jayadev Athreya, "Painting with Numbers (and Shapes, and Symmetry)"Lauren A. Denofrio-Corrales and Yi Lu, "From Desk to Bench: Linking Students' Interests to Science CuFlavia C. D. Andrade, "Bringing Statistics to Life"D. Fairchild Ruggles with Hugh Bishop, Rebecca Ginsburg, Audrey Petty, Anke Pinkert, and Agniezska TLaurie Johnson, "Prairie Tales: The Life of the Lecture at Illinois"Luisa-Maria Rosu with Betty Jo Barrett, Bryan Wilcox, Geoffrey Herman, Raymond Price, and Lizanne DeKaren Flynn, "It's More than a 'Ghetto Story': Using Dancehall as a Pedagogical Tool in the ClassroomMark D. Steinberg, "Experiencing Histories of the City"William Sullivan, "More the Creativity: Infusing Research in the Design Studio"Thomas J. Bassett, "The Maps on Our Backs"Richard I. Tapping, "My Education as a Medical School Teacher"Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, "Dance and the Alexander Technique: A Dynamic Research-Teaching Design"Carol Spindel, "Five Things Only I Care About"Bradley Tober, "Creative Code in the Design Classroom: Preparing Students for Contemporary ProfessionKate Williams, "CyberNavigating"Kyle T. Mays, "Humanities and Sciences at Work: Liberatory Education for Millennials"About the Contributors