Christine Cucciarre
cpcucci@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Making connections between what students learn in my class and what they learn in other classes and environments is at the center of my teaching philosophy. I attempt to awaken students’ ability to find relationships inside and outside of class with the goal that they see their university experience holistically rather than as disparate credits that culminate into a degree. In order to achieve this heightened sense of awareness, I frequently talk about how what we are doing in class relates to other events or issues. My students, in turn, often begin making their own connections. This free association of ideas creates a classroom culture where students feel we are all learning together, where they feel comfortable in challenging themselves, others, and me. As a result, students more fully participate in discussion, activities, and critical thinking in class and outside of class.

Karen Babine

Karin Wraley Barbee

Paul Bissa

Kitty S. C. Burroughs

Susan Carlton

Mwangi (Alex) Chege

Abigail Cloud

Karen Craigo

James Crizer

Lisa Crizer

Susan Cruea

Christine Cucciarre

Michael Czyzniejewski