I am an architectural educator with teaching experience in the fields of architectural history and theory, building structures, and design.
Teaching Philosophy
I believe that the best teaching scenario is when there is a free exchange of ideas in the form of a dialogue between instructors and students. My aim as an educator is to create a positive working environment where students are encouraged and feel free to participate in that dialogue. The principal tool that I use to foster a positive teaching environment is a conversational teaching style based on the Socratic Method. Through this style I am able to build a rapport with students, which immediately aids in the learning process. This approach has served my students and me well in lectures, seminar discussions, design studios, and one-on-one tutoring sessions. The reason for that is because this approach is highly engaging, inclusive, flexible, and conducive to learning for a very diverse student population. But most importantly, this style allows every student to have a voice in my class.
You may download a short (one page) or long (two pages, with illustrative examples) PDF copy of my Teaching Philosophy below.
Teaching Philosophy
I believe that the best teaching scenario is when there is a free exchange of ideas in the form of a dialogue between instructors and students. My aim as an educator is to create a positive working environment where students are encouraged and feel free to participate in that dialogue. The principal tool that I use to foster a positive teaching environment is a conversational teaching style based on the Socratic Method. Through this style I am able to build a rapport with students, which immediately aids in the learning process. This approach has served my students and me well in lectures, seminar discussions, design studios, and one-on-one tutoring sessions. The reason for that is because this approach is highly engaging, inclusive, flexible, and conducive to learning for a very diverse student population. But most importantly, this style allows every student to have a voice in my class.
You may download a short (one page) or long (two pages, with illustrative examples) PDF copy of my Teaching Philosophy below.
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"The past is the past; but we must search into it sincerely and carefully; seeking not to revive it, but to know it thoroughly, that we may turn it to good account."
"Ignorance is Barbarism."
- Viollet-le-Duc
"Ignorance is Barbarism."
- Viollet-le-Duc
Teaching Experiences and Background
First and Second-Year Architecture Studios, Design Graphics, Building Structures, and Architectural History and Theory
Assistant Teaching Professor, The Department of Architecture
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
August 2017 - Present
Architecture Studio
Beginning Design Instructor (sophomore level)
The University of New Mexico
2016-2017
Architectural History and Theory
Teaching Assistant, Discussion Section Leader, Lecturer
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fall semesters - 2012, 2013, and 2014
Architectural Building Structures
Graduate Assistant, The University of New Mexico
January 2008-May 2010
First and Second-Year Architecture Studios, Design Graphics, Building Structures, and Architectural History and Theory
Assistant Teaching Professor, The Department of Architecture
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
August 2017 - Present
Architecture Studio
Beginning Design Instructor (sophomore level)
The University of New Mexico
2016-2017
Architectural History and Theory
Teaching Assistant, Discussion Section Leader, Lecturer
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fall semesters - 2012, 2013, and 2014
Architectural Building Structures
Graduate Assistant, The University of New Mexico
January 2008-May 2010
Quote citations:
Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene-Emmanuel, and Bucknall, Benjamin (translator). Lectures in Architecture, Vol 1. New York, NY: Dover, 1987 (pp. 32, 57).
Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene-Emmanuel, and Bucknall, Benjamin (translator). Lectures in Architecture, Vol 1. New York, NY: Dover, 1987 (pp. 32, 57).