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Essays by members of The Ohio State University Academy of Teaching
Contributors
Roger Blackwell is Professor of Marketing and Logistics in the Fisher College of Business. "One of the strengths of Ohio State is its diversity, not only ethnically but in skills and preparation. That makes teaching more challenging, but also more rewarding when students respond, and most do."
Bruce E. Bursten, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Chemistry, joined the faculty in 1980 following undergraduate study at the University of Chicago, graduate study at the University of Wisconsin, and postdoctoral study at Texas A&M University. Bursten’s research involves theoretical and experimental studies of the structure and bonding of metal-containing complexes. He has received many honors at Ohio State, including the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1982 and 1996, the Distinguished Scholar Award in 1990, the Faculty Award for Distinguished University Service in 2002, the Colleges of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award in 1984, the Catalyst Award for Teaching Excellence of the American Chemistry Council in 2001, and the Spiers Prize of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry in 2003. He recently completed a four-year term as Chair of the Department of Chemistry.
Bill Heward is Professor and Coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Special Education at The Ohio State University, where he has taught since 1975. The author or co-author of 7 books and more than 80 peer-reviewed papers in professional journals, Dr. Heward is internationally recognized for his work in special education and applied behavior analysis. His text, Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education, has been used at more than 400 colleges and universities in the U.S. and translated into Spanish and Japanese. Bill’s current research interests focus on increasing the effectiveness of group instruction, improving the academic success of students with disabilities in general education classrooms, and promoting the generalization and maintenance of newly learned skills.
Brian D. Joseph is Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South Slavic Linguistics at Ohio State. A specialist in the study of how languages change, with particular reference to Greek and its neighbors in the Balkans, he is deeply committed to teaching. He regularly teaches at all levels, from beginning undergraduates to advanced undergraduates to graduate seminars, and has directed both Senior Honors Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
Antoinette Halsell Miranda is an Associate Professor and Director of the School Psychology Program. She has been teaching a diversity class and conducting diversity workshops for over 15 years. She received the Alumni Award for Distinguishing Teaching in 1994. She teaches courses in consultation/intervention, early intervention, urban issues in education, and diversity. She has written several chapters and articles on issues of diversity. Her research interests are effective interventions with urban children, diversity training that makes a difference, and competencies of urban school psychologists.
Joy Reilly is a native of Dublin, Ireland, and lived and worked in several European countries including England, Austria, Germany, Spain and Mexico before she moved to Ohio. At Ohio State, she is an Associate Professor of Theatre, Honors Adviser for Theatre, past Director of Undergraduate Studies for her department, and WOSU Radio’s Theatre Critic. As Director of Introduction to Theatre, one of the best known programs of its kind, she won the Distinguished Teaching Award. Many of her former Teaching Assistants are now heading their own programs. Reilly’s other interests are Irish Dramatic Literature, Acting/Directing History, Theory and Practice, the Creation of New Work, and Theatre and Aging.
R. Brian Stone teaches Visual Communication in the Department of Industrial, Interior and Visual Communication Design at The Ohio State University. His work has garnered numerous awards for design excellence, usability, and user satisfaction. Apple Computer, Inc. has recognized Professor Stone as one of the top educational technology leaders in the country with the Apple Distinguished Educator award. He is also a recipient of the 2002 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching from The Ohio State University.
John W. Wenzel came to Ohio State in 1994, where he enjoys teaching the full range of the curriculum, from introductory biology for non majors to upper-level graduate courses in evolutionary theory and methodology. His research addresses the origin and evolution of complex behavior in insects, and particularly nest construction in hornets, yellow jackets, and other social wasps. He is Associate Professor of Entomology, and Director of the Ohio State Museum of Biological Diversity.