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    An Illinois Sampler
    Teaching and Research on the Prairie

    Mary-Ann Winkelmes (Edited by), Antoinette Burton (Edited by), Kyle Mays (With), Mary-Ann Winkelmes (Contributions by), Antoinette Burton (Contributions by), Bruce W Fouke (Contributions by), Julie Jordan Gunn (Contributions by), Nancy Abelmann (Contributions by), Jayadev Athreya (Contributions by), Lauren A Denofrio-Corrales (Contributions by), Yi Lu (Contributions by), Flavia Andrade (Contributions by), D. Fairchild Ruggles (Contributions by), Hugh Bishop (Contributions by), Rebecca Ginsburg (Contributions by), Audrey Petty (Contributions by), Anke Pinkert (Contributions by), Agniezska Tuszynska (Contributions by), Lauria Johnson (Contributions by), Luisa-Maria Rosu (Contributions by), Betty Jo Barrett (Contributions by), Bryan Wilcox (Contributions by), Geoffrey Herman (Contributions by), Raymond Price (Contributions by), Lizanne DeStefano (Contributions by), Karen Flynn (Contributions by), Mark D Steinberg (Contributions by), William Sullivan (Contributions by), Thomas J Bassett (Contributions by), Richard I Tapping (Contributions by), Rebecca Nettl-Fiol (Contributions by), Carol Spindel (Contributions by), Bradley Tober (Contributions by), Kate Williams (Contributions by), Kyle T Mays (Contributions by)

    9780252038648

    Hardback, published 27 August 2014

    144 pages, 13 black and white photographs, 4 line drawings, 3 maps, 1 table
    22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.367 kg

    "An Illinois Sampler: Teaching and Research on the Prairie highlights teaching methods at the University of Illinois that can be applied elsewhere. It would be an excellent book for a new professor, including one looking for field opportunities for their students. An Illinois Sampler is both a recommended read and endeavor."--Reflective Teaching
    "In this timely volume and in fields as diverse as dance, geology, music, medicine, kinesiology, mathematics, engineering, and microbiology we have first-hand accounts of what faculty members are doing to make a better tomorrow. The narratives are as inspiring as they are practical and deserve to be shared and read by those who care about the quality of American universities."--Stanley Ikenberry, President Emeritus, University of Illinois "The land-grant model is discovery of new knowledge, teaching students, and engaging the broader community. Something is lost when you try to separate the three concepts because they are mutually enriching--discovery comes in part by engaging the community, discovery by faculty and students strengthens education, etcetera. In this time of accountability and scarce resources, the academy must better explain this integration of effort, particularly in connection with the allocation of faculty time and compensation to research and engagement. The stories of scholar-educators from the University of Illinois, one of the great land-grant universities of the country, wonderfully illustrate how this all works."--Peter McPherson, President Emeritus of Michigan State University and President of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities "The late Ernie Boyer inspired his readers when he wrote about the 'scholarship' of teaching. Years later, the engagement of faculty in the scholarly assessment of what students know and can do and in the exploration of ways in which these outcomes might be improved remains a formidable challenge. This is especially the case in complex research universities. In this timely volume and in fields as diverse as dance, geology, music, medicine, kinesiology, mathematics, engineering, and microbiology we have firsthand accounts of what faculty members are doing to make a better tomorrow. The narratives are as inspiring as they are practical and deserve to be shared and read by those who care about the quality of American universities."--Stanley Ikenberry, President Emeritus of the University of Illinois

    An Illinois Sampler presents personal accounts from faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and other contributors about their research and how it enriches and energizes their teaching. Contributors from the humanities, engineering, social and natural sciences, and other disciplines explore how ideas, methods, and materials merge to lead their students down life-changing paths to creativity, discovery, and solutions. Faculty introduce their classes to work conducted from the Illinois prairie to Caribbean coral reefs to African farms, and from densely populated cities to dense computer coding. In so doing they generate an atmosphere where research, teaching, and learning thrive inside a feedback loop of education across disciplines.

    Aimed at alumni and prospective students interested in the university's ongoing mission, as well as current faculty and students wishing to stay up to date on the work being done around them, An Illinois Sampler showcases the best, the most ambitious, and the most effective teaching practices developed and nurtured at one of the world's premier research universities.

    Contributors are Nancy Abelmann, Flavia C. D. Andrade, Jayadev Athreya, Betty Jo Barrett, Thomas J. Bassett, Hugh Bishop, Antoinette Burton, Lauren A. Denofrio-Corrales, Lizanne DeStefano, Karen Flynn, Bruce W. Fouke, Rebecca Ginsburg, Julie Jordan Gunn, Geoffrey Herman, Laurie Johnson, Kyle T. Mays, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, Audrey Petty, Anke Pinkert, Raymond Price, Luisa-Maria Rosu, D. Fairchild Ruggles, Carol Spindel, Mark D. Steinberg, William Sullivan, Richard I. Tapping, Bradley Tober, Agniezska Tuszynska, Bryan Wilcox, Kate Williams, Mary-Ann Winkelmes, and Yi Lu.
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