Education 225

Riley Diffenderfer

Empowering Learners

 The author responds to an earlier paper in this handbook, focused on transcending cross-cultural barriers in mentorship and teaching.

 Empowering Learners: Spring 2010

Field Group Project Part 4:

Sarah Choyke, Candace LaCrosse,

Linnea Segan, and Alexandra Funk

As the title suggests, this handbook is about teaching assistantship at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges.

 Aaron Weitz

Empowering Learners Final Project

This essay examines the concept of coping in education, the use of digital technologies in class, and the importance of diversity and how it is helpful in mentoring. 

 David Harris

This paper takes on the idea of boundaries in education, and why they should be viewed as fences rather than walls.

 Mary Encabo

This essay looks at the importance of creativity in the process of learning.

A case study of a campus initiative to build relationships and dialogues about teaching and learning among faculty, staff and students (www.brynmawr.edu/tli).

Related Links:

LaKesha Preston-Roberts

A student talks about her experience in tutoring algebra to a freshman in high school.

Joanne Townsend

A reflection on how teaching assistantship can be improved to benefit the students, the professor and also the T.A.

Becky Strattan

This essay focuses on the concept of ignorance and how one can overcome it by being aware of other people's different points of view than one's very own.

Sky Stegall

An exposition which supports being a revolutionary mentor or teacher, and talks about the challenges encountered by such a nontraditional approach.