Comments on: Disciplinary Perspectives on Teaching and Learning http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/disciplinary-perspectives-on-teaching-and-learning A teaching and learning conference. Mon, 23 May 2011 15:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Maria H. Andersen http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/disciplinary-perspectives-on-teaching-and-learning/comment-page-1#comment-31 Maria H. Andersen Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.teachingprofessor.com/teaching-and-learning/disciplinary-perspectives-on-teaching-and-learning#comment-31 I have learned so much about teaching in my own field (mathematics) by taking courses from good instructors in other disciplines. Each time I take an outside course, I pick up techniques from their discipline that I can tweak to apply in my own discipline.<br/><br/>I do think that some techniques lend themselves better to one discipline than another - and certainly, the success of a technique always varies based on the personality of the instructor.<br/><br/>I was at the conference too! We met for a few minutes one day. I have learned so much about teaching in my own field (mathematics) by taking courses from good instructors in other disciplines. Each time I take an outside course, I pick up techniques from their discipline that I can tweak to apply in my own discipline.

I do think that some techniques lend themselves better to one discipline than another – and certainly, the success of a technique always varies based on the personality of the instructor.

I was at the conference too! We met for a few minutes one day.

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