Translating Monastic Lessons to Teaching Undergraduate Biology

My participation in the Emory Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI) has afforded me considerable means to enrich my teaching at the undergraduate level. Here, I discuss how I translated lessons learned from working with Tibetan Monks to teaching in a primarily undergraduate institution, including: 1) intr...

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Autor principal:	B. Daniel Pierce
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	tibetan monks primarily undergraduate institution introductory biology course inclusive pedagogy ETSI tibetan debating Communication. Mass media P87-96
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:dc63b3ab20f047e48ac376cb9ded40f82021-11-16T13:27:31ZTranslating Monastic Lessons to Teaching Undergraduate Biology2297-900X10.3389/fcomm.2021.731497https://doaj.org/article/dc63b3ab20f047e48ac376cb9ded40f82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2021.731497/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2297-900XMy participation in the Emory Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI) has afforded me considerable means to enrich my teaching at the undergraduate level. Here, I discuss how I translated lessons learned from working with Tibetan Monks to teaching in a primarily undergraduate institution, including: 1) introducing each course with a challenge to the assumptions made as “Western scientists” 2) using the unique monastic pedagogy of debate to facilitate classroom scholarship, and 3) embracing compassion as a central tenet to engage and empower student learning, which has become the cornerstone of my teaching philosophy. In addition, I brought undergraduates with me to participate in ETSI, and the experience had a profound effect on their educational and career paths. These experiences with the Tibetan monks transformed my teaching and continue to inform how I approach undergraduate education.B. Daniel PierceFrontiers Media S.A.articletibetan monksprimarily undergraduate institutionintroductory biology courseinclusive pedagogyETSItibetan debatingCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96ENFrontiers in Communication, Vol 6 (2021)
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description	My participation in the Emory Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI) has afforded me considerable means to enrich my teaching at the undergraduate level. Here, I discuss how I translated lessons learned from working with Tibetan Monks to teaching in a primarily undergraduate institution, including: 1) introducing each course with a challenge to the assumptions made as “Western scientists” 2) using the unique monastic pedagogy of debate to facilitate classroom scholarship, and 3) embracing compassion as a central tenet to engage and empower student learning, which has become the cornerstone of my teaching philosophy. In addition, I brought undergraduates with me to participate in ETSI, and the experience had a profound effect on their educational and career paths. These experiences with the Tibetan monks transformed my teaching and continue to inform how I approach undergraduate education.
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Translating Monastic Lessons to Teaching Undergraduate Biology

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