For the 2016-2017 year, eleven Teaching Circles were funded.
Assessing Community Engagement Beyond Social Services Disciplines
Circle Contact: Reynaldo Romero (Assistant Professor, Arts & Humanities)
Circle Contact Info: romerore<at>uhd.edu, 713-226-5549
Additional Members: Olin Bjork, Creshema Murray
Creating Oral Assignments in Beginning Spanish Online Classes through Voicethread.com
Circle Contact: Raquel Chiquillo (Associate Professor, Arts & Humanities)
Circle Contact Info: chiquillor<at>uhd.edu, 713-221-2743
Additional Members: Paul Mandell, William Nowak
Critical Thinking and Writing in Natural Sciences Freshman Seminar Courses
Circle Contact: Meghan Minard (Lecturer, Natural Sciences)
Circle Contact Info: minardm<at>uhd.edu, 713-221-8015
Additional Members: Gabriela Bowden, Lisa Morano, Sanghamitra Saha
Fostering Engagement through Democratic Dialogue
Circle Contact: Windy Lawrence (Associate Professor, Arts & Humanities)
Circle Contact Info: lawrencew<at>uhd.edu, 713-221-8472
Additional Members: Susan Beane, Aleha Cantu, Jonathan Chism, Beth Secor
Fostering Engagement through Issue Framing in the Classroom
Circle Contact: Ashley Archiopoli (Assistant Professor, Arts & Humanities)
Circle Contact Info: archiopolia<at>uhd.edu, 713-221-5092
Additional Members: Pam Auburn, Sarah Ceballos, Sujata Krishna, Jerome Socolof
Fostering Evolutionary Thinking with Active Learning Exercises on Evolutionary Trees
Circle Contact: Mike Tobin (Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences)
Circle Contact Info: tobinm<at>uhd.edu, 713-221-8426
Additional Members: Amy Baird, Jeff Martz
Fostering Student Engagement in the Classroom through the Use of ePortfolios
Circle Contact: Connie Kang (Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences)
Circle Contact Info: kangy<at>uhd.edu, 713-222-5378
Additional Members: Jon Aoki, Jeff Flosi, Robin Jose, Eszter Trufan
General Chemistry II Laboratory (CHEM 1108) Redesign
Circle Contact: Franklin Beckles (Lecturer, Natural Sciences)
Circle Contact Info: becklesf<at>uhd.edu, 713-222-5250
Additional Members: Maria Benavides, Elene Bouhoutsos-Brown, Houston Brown, Yubo Fan, Nicolle Patterson
MATH 1310 Innovative Course Improvement Teaching Circle
Circle Contact: Susan Beane (Lecturer, Mathematics & Statistics)
Circle Contact Info: beanes<at>uhd.edu, 713-223-7938
Additional Members: Bonnie Blumberg, Benny John, Vien Nguyen, Timothy Redl, Frankie Solomon
Multimedia Artifacts as Learning Tools in Both Traditional and Online Communication Courses
Circle Contact: Elizabeth Hatfield (Associate Professor, Arts & Humanities)
Circle Contact Info: hatfielde<at>uhd.edu, 713-221-5515
Additional Members: Ashley Archiopoli, Felicia Harris, Lucas Logan, Creshema Murray
Synergy by Design for Co-Requisite Courses
Circle Contact: Eszter Trufan (Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences)
Circle Contact Info: trufane<at>uhd.edu, 713-222-5306
Additional Members: Franklin Beckles, Yubo Fan, Nicolle Patterson, Vishakha Shembekar, Tracey Simmons-Willis
