A few years back, working with Andy Fisher, I set up a new module in Philosophy: Communicating Philosophy. The idea is to get students to communicate philosophical ideas through different modes of communication. We use things like: legal briefs, lesson plans, posters, funding applications, and so on. We ask external folks to come in and give talks on lots of these--especially where we've alumni in relevant areas.
Today, because of my involvement in the M4C, I got to go and give a guest lecture on how to apply for postgraduate funding. It was lovely to be back in the module. It's my favourite module that I've ever taught. It's a challenge for students, because the assignments come weekly and require them to pick up new skills each week. But the creativity and insight you see in that module is consistently beyond anything that I've seen elsewhere in the curriculum.
As well as being a nice chance to reminisce, it was nice to work closely with Andy Fisher who's teaching the module this year. I think he's the best teacher I've ever come across--as well as being a wonderful colleague. Great work from the students today, and a lovely excuse to work with Andy. A lot to like about my Monday afternoon.
Monday, March 11, 2019
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