Inquiry-Based Learning

My teaching is driven by the belief that students are already thinking philosophically, and that my role as instructor is to cultivate their philosophical voices by giving them the skills they need to think clearly about problems that interest them. In all of my courses I employ experiential and active learning strategies such as scaffolded group work about normative case studies. In addition to engaging students in the learning process, these activities present regular opportunities for students to cultivate intellectual virtues such as curiosity, humility, and autonomy—traits that are valuable in their own right and that contribute to successful inquiry and to a flourishing democracy.