Many colleges offer research that is “sitting and watching” but Dr. Lance Barton offers hands-on, active research in which students are fully engaged in the scientific process to seek the solutions to research problems. He teaches biology and is the director of the Austin College Center for Research, Experiential, Artistic, and Transformative Education (CREATE), which supports and celebrates qualitative and quantitative research as well as the creative of original works in the humanities. His students appreciate his obvious love of teaching and… [Read More]
Jennifer T. Johnson-Cooper – Bringing Magic to Mandarin
Dr. Jennifer T. Johnson-Cooper brings the magic of immersive study to learning Mandarin and Chinese culture. Dr. Johnson-Cooper’s classroom focuses on creating an immersion experience where students learn to converse, accomplish day-to-day tasks, make meals, and even live in a residential setting of Chinese cultural studies and service leadership in the Austin College Language House. Her unique approach to study prepares students… [Read More]
Brian Watkins – Unearthing Complexities of Asylum
Dr. Watkins teaches anthropology and has a vivid memory of Austin College as a place that changed everything for him. He graduated in 2004 having expanded his career goals in step with his exploding vision of the world. Watkins wanted to study anthropology as a way of thinking and digging into issues that he had not encountered before college. Though most anthropologists go far afield for their research, Dr. Watkins tries to unearth the complexity of social… [Read More]
Andrew Carr – Flipped Out Over Chemistry
Students rave about Dr. Carr’s approach to teaching Organic Chemistry—he uses the flipped classroom model, creating short videos and creative assignments. He picked up this method at an American Chemistry Society conference and since employing it, 70 percent of his students achieve better grades and say they learn more. Dr. Carr’s background is notable, with a focus on molecular recognition related to medicinal chemistry (drug discovery) and material science. He has… [Read More]