First in the series is the esteemed and legendary Dr. Ken Roemer, Professor Emeritus of English at The University of Texas at Arlington.
Dr. Roemer is a member of the UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers and the UTA Emeritus status, a Piper Professor and member of both the UTA Academy of Distinguished Teachers and Academy of Distinguished Scholars.
He shared with us, not only his experiences teaching, but his views on how being active with the development of a secondary level Native American-focused ethnic studies course has become also part of his teaching repertoire. We learned a lot from Dr. Roemer and can’t wait to share!
The podcast series is hosted by members of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at UT Arlington and supports dialogue surrounding teaching at UT Arlington.
Podcast hosts include Pete Smith, LaDonna Aiken, and myself, Peggy Semingson. Behind-the-scenes support from our thought partners and experts in OIT include Lee Pierce, J. Howard Prince, and Cryus Haskell. Dakota Jimenez in Center for Distance Education is helping produce.
Questions posed:
- Tell us about your background teaching at UTA.
- What is your worldview of teaching?
- What is an idea or mentor or teacher who changed your way of teaching?
- What are some of your best teaching ideas, and activities with students?
- Describe a time with students when you felt truly inspired and what made you feel that way?
- At the deepest level, what does teaching do for you? Does it energize you? Does it refresh you?
- What would you say to our audience about what you do as teachers and how you are pushing pedagogy forward?
- Who do you network with and where do you go to find information related to teaching?
- Looking back at your career, what is something you would say to your younger self?
Check out our behind-the-scenes from our inaugural interview for the “Pedagogy Next” video and podcast series below!
Disclaimer: All views shared are the perspectives of individual faculty and do not reflect the views of UT Arlington or the Academy of Distinguished Teachers.