Teach Philosophy 101
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philosophy teachers!
"One of the most comprehensive, well-researched, and accessible guides for teachers that I have ever seen." James Lang, Chronicle of Higher Education (read full review of TΦ101)
Course Planning
Everything from big-picture questions, to syllabus construction, to planning office hours. Look around this section for help thinking about learning outcomes, rubrics, and diversifying the philosophical curriculum, in addition to suggestions for technical pointers for following copyright laws and making good use of learning management software.
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About our Sponsors
Oxford College is a division of Emory University whose mission is to offer an intensive liberal arts education for the first two years of the Emory undergraduate degree. Located on Emory’s original historic campus, the Oxford faculty’s primary focus is offering excellent teaching to first- and second-year students in a residential college setting. Because of this distinctive mission, Oxford is proud to co-sponsor TeachPhilosophy101 with the Philosophy Documentation Center.
In The News
Philosophical Education as Antidote to Injustice
Facing the reality that most of our students are not going to become professional philosophers, Jennifer M. Morton argues in The Philosopher’s Magazine that we need to think of philosophical education as serving a different purpose.
August 31, 2015
"The Four-Sentence Paper"
Dennis Earl offers a novel approach to teaching philosophical writing aimed at getting students to think clearly about anticipating objections and making replies.
August 31, 2015
Limitations to Plagiarism-Detection Software
New data suggest that some of the most popular applications fail to detect many instances of plagiarism.
August 31, 2015
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