Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching
AWTT Lectures: by Topic
Below is a list of memorable lectures on teaching, organized by topic, by award-winning Stanford faculty.
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Case Method Teaching:
Professor Mary Barth, Graduate School of Business
April 13, 2000
April 13, 2000
Professor Keith Loague, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
April 19 , 2001
April 19 , 2001
Controversial Subject Matter in the Classroom:
Professor David B. Abernethy, Political Science
October 25, 2001
October 25, 2001
Professor Luis Fraga, Political Science
November 7, 1996
November 7, 1996
Professor Joel Beinin, History
January 30, 2003
January 30, 2003
Course Design:
Professor Russell Fernald, Psychology and Human Biology
May 1, 1997
May 1, 1997
Teaching as Learning: The Process of Designing a New Course
Professor Leonard Ortolano, Civil and Environmental EngineeringNovember 4, 1999
Professor John Rickford, Linguistics
November 21, 1996
November 21, 1996
Critical Thinking:
Professor Laura Carstensen
February 27, 2003
February 27, 2003
Discussion Leading and Small-Groups Methods:
Professor John Rickford, Linguistics
November 21, 1996
November 21, 1996
Professor Mary Louise Roberts, History
April 22, 1999
April 22, 1999
Professor Susan McConnell, Biological Sciences
April 18, 1996
April 18, 1996
Diversity Issues in the Classroom:
Professor Robert M. Gray, Electrical Engineering
January 22, 2004
January 22, 2004
Professor Luis Fraga, Political Science
November 7, 1996
November 7, 1996
The Difficulties and Benefits of Encouraging Diversity and Diverse Views in the Classroom
Professor Harry Elam, DramaMay 25, 1995
Engaging and Challenging Students:
Being a Machine vs. Being Curious: What Do Students Want?
Dennis Matthies, CTLNovember 5, 1998
Creating the Urge to Learn
Professor Sam Chiu, EES & ORNovember 12, 1998
Cultivating the Capability for Rigorous Critical Analysis: A Vital Pedagogical Task
Professor Robert McGinn, Science, Technology, and SocietyJanuary 22, 1998
Dealing With an Eclectic Audience
Professor Brigitte Cazelles, French and Italian LanguagesOctober 10, 1996
Galvanizing the Student Muse: Creative Work in an Academic Setting
Professor Jan Krawitz, CommunicationFebruary 15, 1996
Professor Doug Osheroff, Physics
November 30, 1995
November 30, 1995
Letting Them Do It Themselves...In Groups!
Professor and President Emeritus Donald Kennedy, Biological SciencesJanuary 21, 1999
Professor Roger Noll, Public Policy
November 13, 2003
November 13, 2003
Relating to Your Students
Professor Sanford Dornbusch, Sociology and Human Biology
January 25, 1996
Professor Brad Gregory, History
May 13, 1999
May 13, 1999
Students Helping to Change the Curriculum
Professor Sheri Sheppard, Mechanical EngineeringFebruary 16, 1995
Professor Kristine Samuelson
November 29, 2001
November 29, 2001
Teaching Opportunities Outside of the Lecture Hall
Professor Ellen Porzig, Human BiologyFebruary 29, 1995
General Teaching Effectiveness:
Professor Anne Fernald, Psychology
May 2, 1996
May 2, 1996
Dr. Kelley Skeff, School of Medicine
November 10, 1999
November 10, 1999
Professor Peter Sells, Linguistics
February 24, 2000
February 24, 2000
Classroom Burn-out: Experiencing It, Dealing With It, and Learning From It
Professor Christina Maslach, UC Berkeley, PsychologyMay 14, 1998
Professor Seth Lerer, English and Comparative Literature
November 20, 2003
November 20, 2003
Learning From Teaching: What You Know, What You Don't Know, and How to Teach
Professor Estelle Freedman, HistoryNovember 20, 1997
Taking Teaching Seriously and Making it Memorable
Professor Philip Zimbardo, PsychologyApril 27, 1995
Teaching Across the Disciplines: Reflections of a Pedagogic Switch Hitter
Vice Provost Robert Weisberg, LawApril 29, 1999
Teaching American Foreign Policy
Provost Condoleezza Rice, Political ScienceOctober 22, 1998
There are No Poor Speakers, Only Poor Listeners
Professor Emeritus James March, Political Science, Sociology, and Graduate School of BusinessOctober 12, 1995
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Ramon Saldivar, English
February 25, 1999
February 25, 1999
Introductory Courses:
Professor John Taylor, Economics
November 13, 1997
November 13, 1997
Large Courses:
Running a Big Course
Professor Gil Masters, Civil EngineeringMarch 2, 1995
Lecturing:
Professor John Bravman, Materials Science & Engineering, and Senior Associate Dean, School of Engineering
February 2, 1995
February 2, 1995
Professor David Kennedy, History
January 23, 1997
January 23, 1997
Professor Lanier Anderson, Philosophy
May 26, 2005
May 26, 2005
Student-Friendly Lecturing
Professor John Perry, PhilosophyFebruary 11, 1999
Mentoring Students:
Professor Robert M. Gray, Electrical Engineering
January 22, 2004
January 22, 2004
Seminar Teaching:
Professor James Sheehan, History
February 13, 2003
February 13, 2003
Service Learning:
Bringing Community Service into the Classroom
Professor Al Camarillo, HistoryMay 22, 1997
Simulation:
Professor Scott D. Sagan, Politcal Science
May 13, 2004
May 13, 2004
Socratic Method:
Professor Rob Reich, Political Science
May 22, 2003
May 22, 2003
Teaching in the Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering:
Professor Christopher E.D. Chidsey, Chemistry
May 20, 2004
May 20, 2004
Professor Eric Kool, Chemistry
May 16, 2002
May 16, 2002
Listening to Students: Changing the Mathematics Curriculum at Stanford
Professor Brad Osgood, MathematicsJanuary 19, 1995
Professor Susan McConnell, Biological Sciences
April 18, 1996
April 18, 1996
Planning the New Core: Math, Science, and Technology for Non-Scientists
Professor Sandy Fetter, PhysicsMay 11, 1997
Professor David Freyberg
April 25, 2002
April 25, 2002
Professor Robert Waymouth, Chemistry
April 23, 1998
April 23, 1998
Soap Bubbles, Thermodynamics, and Engineering Science: Teaching the Ideas Behind All the Mathematics
Dean Franklin Orr, School of Earth SciencesFebruary 24, 2000
Professor Patricia Burchat
January 24, 2002
January 24, 2002
Professor Paul Wender, Chemistry
May 15, 2003
May 15, 2003
Teaching Through Problem Solving: Perspectives After 18 Years in the Trenches
Professor Patricia Jones, Biological SciencesApril 18, 1996
Professor Richard Zare, Chemistry
February 3, 2000
February 3, 2000
Team Teaching:
Adventures in Collaborative Teaching
Professor Sylvia Yanagisako, AnthropologyFebruary 13, 1998
Professor Emerita Barbara Gelpi and Professor Emeritus Al Gelpi, English
January 31, 2001
January 31, 2001
Professor Joshua Landy, French
Professor Lanier Anderson, Philosophy
February 23, 2006
Professor Lanier Anderson, Philosophy
February 23, 2006
Technology in Teaching:
Professor Tom Byers, Management Science & Engineering
February 22, 2007
February 22, 2007
Creating Links Between Technology and Teaching
Professor Barbara Gelpi, EnglishApril 17, 1997
Professor Hans Ulrich "Sepp" Gumbrecht
January 31, 2002
January 31, 2002
Incorporating New Technologies into the Teaching Process
Professor Diane Middlebrook, EnglishFebruary 12, 1998
Professor John M. Rick, Anthropological Sciences
February 12, 2004
February 12, 2004
Professor Timothy Lenoir, History
November 15, 2000
November 15, 2000
A Learning Tool: The Student-Produced Video as a Coursework Option
Professor James L. Gibbs, Jr., AnthropologyOctober 16, 1997
Testing:
Designing the Exam: Necessary Evil or Opportunity?
Professor Paul Turner, ArtFebruary 26, 1998
* With the exception of Professor Christina Maslach of UC Berkeley, all speakers in the series have been Stanford faculty. Their titles reflect their position at the time that they gave their talk.