Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching
AWTT Lectures: by Topic
Below is a list of memorable lectures on teaching, organized according to topic, by teaching-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
Professor Christopher Bobonich, Philosophy
November 16, 2006
November 16, 2006
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
Critical Thinking:
Cultivating the Capability for Rigorous Critical Analysis: A Vital Pedagogical Task
Professor Robert McGinn, Science, Technology, and SocietyJanuary 22, 1998
Professor Laura Carstensen, Psychology
February 27, 2003
February 27, 2003
Discussion Leading:
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
Professor Robert Gregg, Religious Studies
November 11, 2004
November 11, 2004
Diversity Issues in the Classroom:
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
Professor Eric Mazur, Harvard University, Physics and Applied Physics
October 30, 2008
October 30, 2008
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
Professor Eric Roberts, Computer Science
November 18, 2004
November 18, 2004
Professor Paul Moya, English
May 1, 2008
May 1, 2008
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
Professor Wanda Corn, Art History
May 4, 2006
May 4, 2006
Relating to Your Students
Professor Sanford Dornbusch, Sociology and Human BiologyJanuary 25, 1996
Professor Russell Berman, German Studies and Director, Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM)
February 14, 2008
February 14, 2008
Professor Brad Gregory, History
May 13, 1999
May 13, 1999
Students Helping to Change the Curriculum
Professor Sheri Sheppard, Mechanical EngineeringFebruary 16, 1995
Professor David W. Beach, Mechanical Engineering
November 20, 2008
November 20, 2008
Professor Kristine Samuelson
November 29, 2001
November 29, 2001
Professor Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology and Political Science
October 31, 2007
October 31, 2007
Professor Robert Gregg, Religious Studies
November 11, 2004
November 11, 2004
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 Umran Inan, Electrical Engineering
April 30, 2009
April 30, 2009
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
Professor James J. Gross, Psychology
April 24, 2008
April 24, 2008
Provost Condoleezza Rice, Political Science
October 22, 1998
October 22, 1998
Professor Mark Applebaum, Music
May 12, 2005
May 12, 2005
Professor Guenther Walther, Statistics
January 26, 2006
January 26, 2006
There are No Poor Speakers, Only Poor Listeners
Professor Emeritus James March, Political Science, Sociology, and Graduate School of BusinessOctober 12, 1995
Interdisciplinary Teaching:
Professor Donald Barr, Sociology
February 1, 2007
February 1, 2007
Teaching Across the Disciplines: Reflections of a Pedagogic Switch Hitter
Vice Provost Robert Weisberg, LawApril 29, 1999
Introductory Courses:
Professor John Taylor, Economics
November 13, 1997
November 13, 1997
Professor Leon Simon, Mathematics
April 9, 2009
April 9, 2009
Large Courses:
Professor Eric Roberts, Computer Science
November 18, 2004
November 18, 2004
Professor Clifford Nass
May 3, 2007
May 3, 2007
Running a Big Course
Professor Gil Masters, Civil EngineeringMarch 2, 1995
Lecturing:
Professor Eric Mazur, Harvard University, Physics and Applied Physics
October 30, 2008
October 30, 2008
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
The Liberal Arts:
Professor Paula Moya, English
May 1, 2008
May 1, 2008
Professor Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, Comparative Literature, and French and Italian
January 31, 2002
January 31, 2002
Professor Seth Lerer, English and Comparative Literature
November 20, 2003
November 20, 2003
Professor Russell Berman, German and Comparative Literature and Director, IHUM
February 14, 2008
February 14, 2008
Mentoring Students: the Liberal Arts. Also see Lerer, Berman, Moya, Gumbrecht above
(Transcript available Hoover Digest, no. 3 summer 2009)
Professor Norman Naimark, History
January 29, 2009
Professor Norman Naimark, History
January 29, 2009
Professor Robert M. Gray, Electrical Engineering
January 22, 2004
January 22, 2004
Professor Larry Diamond, Hoover Institution
October 31, 2007
October 31, 2007
Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Teaching:
Professor Christopher E.D. Chidsey, Chemistry
May 20, 2004
May 20, 2004
Professor Eric Mazur, Harvard University, Physics and Applied Physics
October 30, 2008
October 30, 2008
Professor Umran S. Inan, Electrical Engineering
April 30, 2009
April 30, 2009
Professor Eric Kool, Chemistry
May 16, 2002
May 16, 2002
Professor Jeffrey Koseff, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Senior Assoc. Dean, School of Engineering
May 4, 2000
May 4, 2000
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 Leon Simon, Mathematics
April 9, 2009
April 9, 2009