A photograph reveals two faces: in the foreground, poor Yorick’s skull; to one side, just off the frame, Lisa’s face. Both grin at us enigmatically.
Lisa’s teaching philosophy is to “get [her]self out of the way,” to stay out of the frame. When students were “caught in a bucket line of information, not knowing where the fire [was] or where the water came from,” Lisa Dickson set out to find the fire
and show them the water: “It is
not about my teaching but about
students’ learning.” She developed
expertise in Active Learning,
Curriculum Development, and
Learning Outcomes. Why?
Because “I am convinced that
when students and teachers
meet in the classroom, we are
participating in something profound,
meaningful, and world-changing.”
Learned, witty, thoughtful, evolving,
Lisa inspires her students and
colleagues by standing aside, so
they can find “wonder . . . that
instant of suspension and transition
between who we were and who
we will be.” Students have the last
word: “I don’t think I could have
taken this course with any other
prof. You make me want to learn
more!!” Yorick grins. Lisa Dickson
just smiles. |
