| Sahar Joakim Resch, Curriculum Vitae |
Teaching Creed:
I am a philosophy professor. From my perspective, the goal of humanities courses is to make students better humans. Humans are the thinkers of the animal kingdom. To me, what is unique about humans is our ability to philosophize: to think carefully and critically about everything in life including death. I teach students how to examine their views on reality and how to examine reality itself both in light of their personal experiences and independent of their personal perspective. I strengthen my student’s cognitive capacities and forge in them a habit of examining their lives. Philosophy courses are essential to one’s education because by learning to ask the relevant questions and to appropriately question answers, students gain tools applicable to any class or career. I teach philosophy because I care about how people think and I care how educators teach people how to think. Each day I walk into the classroom (or log into it) is a gift. I cannot see myself doing anything more fulfilling with my time or more useful with my skills.
I am a philosophy professor. From my perspective, the goal of humanities courses is to make students better humans. Humans are the thinkers of the animal kingdom. To me, what is unique about humans is our ability to philosophize: to think carefully and critically about everything in life including death. I teach students how to examine their views on reality and how to examine reality itself both in light of their personal experiences and independent of their personal perspective. I strengthen my student’s cognitive capacities and forge in them a habit of examining their lives. Philosophy courses are essential to one’s education because by learning to ask the relevant questions and to appropriately question answers, students gain tools applicable to any class or career. I teach philosophy because I care about how people think and I care how educators teach people how to think. Each day I walk into the classroom (or log into it) is a gift. I cannot see myself doing anything more fulfilling with my time or more useful with my skills.
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Other teaching experience: Saint Louis Army ROTC Making Ethical Decisions Quickly Guest Lecturer: Spring 2019 Saint Louis Community College, Continuing Education Program:
Pre-Collegial Teaching Experience: AC-Central High School (Ashland, IL) Western Literature Fall 2020 Communications Fall 2020 Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth Philosophy of Mind Summer, 2018 |
Presentations on Pedagogy: “Instructor-Led Collaborative Notes During Class” Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference (2021) “Teaching Lesson Plans that Humanize: on Friendship” AAPT-APA Teaching Hub Poster Session (2020) The APA Central Division Meeting Teaching Awards:
The Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2024) STLCC, Meramec The Father James Veltrie, S.J. Cura Personalis Faculty Excellence Award (2017) Saint Louis University Teacher Licenses:
Substitute Teacher License, State of Missouri pre-kindergarten through grade 12 Substitute Teacher License, State of Illinois pre-kindergarten through grade 12 Teacher Certification & Training:
QM Rubric Update Seventh Edition (2023) Quality Matters (QM) Hybrid-Flexible (HyFlex) Course Design (2022) Online Learning Consortium Certificate in Applying the QM Rubric (2021) Quality Matters (QM) Introduction to Online Teaching (2020) The Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning Mentoring the Mentors (2019) The APA Central Division Meeting with facilitator Mitzi Lee Certificate in University Teaching Skills (2017) The Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning Teaching Seminar (2015 - 2016) Scott Ragland, Saint Louis University Teacher Evaluation:
(last update Dec. 2020) |
