lakehead u instructor brings classroom alive
extremely creative approach to teaching earns professor top honour
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education faculty member has been selected as the 2005 distinguished instructor -- the highest teaching honour awarded at the university.
dr. walter epp has been with the faculty of education at lakehead u since 1992, and he specializes in preparing teacher candidates who will teach history at the high school level. the senate committee on teaching and learning will be hosting dr. epp's address "cida, educational reform in the balkans - teaching at the university of pristina" on tuesday, march 21, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the faculty lounge.
each year nominations are submitted to the senate committee on teaching and learning, and are considered based on a number of criteria including providing evidence of:
a) distinguished classroom presentations
b) development of innovative teaching methods
c) excellence in course design
d) involvement in major curriculum development projects
e) research & scholarly work on university teaching
according to the nominator: "dr. epp has made it his goal to bring history alive in his classroom so that his 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
, in turn, can bring it alive during their teaching careers. walter has developed an extremely creative repertoire for classroom presentation and has tremendous versatility as a teacher. he is renowned for his experiential approach to teaching and learning."
walter spent the past year on a secondment to the university of calgary to engage in a canadian international development agency (cida) project to improve the teaching and learning of children, adults, and future teachers in a war zone.
members of the media are invited to attend the address. interviews with dr. epp are also available prior to the event by calling marla tomlinson at 343-8177.
