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A Letter on Pedagogy, Course Design, & Assessment

Version 2022–23, dated September 28, 2022 — Every course has an underlying pedagogy, just as every instructor is guided by one.¹ I have come to believe it’s an instructor’s duty to examine — and a student’s right to know — the pedagogical assumptions that shape their educational practices. This letter is my attempt to explain the pedagogical…

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A Letter on Pedagogy, Course Design, & Assessment
A Letter on Pedagogy, Course Design, & Assessment

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Mar 25, 2022

A letter to Programs of Public Affairs students, colleagues, and friends

Over recent days we have witnessed a devastating series of events play out regarding House Bill 11, which would ban transgender children from playing sports in Utah middle and high schools. It has been widely reported that the legislature is expected to override Governor Cox’s veto of the Bill. We…

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A letter to Programs of Public Affairs students, colleagues, and friends
A letter to Programs of Public Affairs students, colleagues, and friends

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Published in Inquiry of the Public Sort

·Aug 11, 2021

On Developing a Critical Public Service Perspective

It’s so tempting to adopt a “not my business” mentality in the workplace when we observe or learn of inequities, discrimination or just plain offensive behavior . . . but [advocacy and] allyship requires showing up where injustice shows up . . . …

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On Developing a Critical Public Service Perspective
On Developing a Critical Public Service Perspective

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Published in Inquiry of the Public Sort

·Apr 11, 2021

Peer Reviewing for Graduate Students

Guidance on Providing Feedback on Course Writing (and Beyond) — Long an important aspect of the research process, peer review can be a valuable educational exercise which offers authors critical feedback, affords reviewers constructive criticism practice, and helps foster a more collaborative learning environment. As with any aspect of graduate-level writing, effective peer reviewing is a learned skill. …

Writing

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Peer Reviewing for Graduate Students
Peer Reviewing for Graduate Students
Writing

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Published in Inquiry of the Public Sort

·Dec 17, 2020

Online Forum Tips

Strategies for More Successful Digital Discussions — Online forum discussions too often feel like busy work, resulting in little learning payoff for time and energy expended. This post offers some strategies, drawn from my observations and experiences as an instructor of online courses, that can help discussions feel more organic and promote tangible learning benefits. #1 |…

Online Teaching

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Online Forum Tips
Online Forum Tips
Online Teaching

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Published in Inquiry of the Public Sort

·Dec 16, 2020

Public Affairs Podcasts

A Catalogue of Podcasts on Matters of the “Public” Sort — This post offers a curated list of podcasts relevant to public affairs, including matters of civics and governmental affairs, public policy, public administration, nonprofit organizations, and social enterprise. This is a “living” list — I encourage you to respond to this story with any suggestions I may have missed. Last…

Public Affairs

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Public Affairs Podcasts
Public Affairs Podcasts
Public Affairs

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Published in Inquiry of the Public Sort

·Dec 16, 2020

Prof. Carter’s Writing Guidelines

Expectations & Tips for Public Affairs Graduate Students — This post outlines basic guidelines for graduate-level writing in my classes. I don’t expect you to have these customs mastered at our semester’s outset, but I do expect you to practice them in course writing. …

Writing Tips

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Prof. Carter’s Writing Guidelines
Prof. Carter’s Writing Guidelines
Writing Tips

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Published in Inquiry of the Public Sort

·Dec 11, 2020

A Letter on How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shaped My Instruction This Semester

It goes without saying that you are taking this course in unusual — indeed unprecedented — times. After much deliberation, I’ve chosen to continue my classes this semester almost entirely online. The details of the course format follow, but first I want to explain why I’ve made this decision. I’ve…

Covid-19

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A Letter on How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shaped My Instruction
A Letter on How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shaped My Instruction
Covid-19

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Published in Inquiry of the Public Sort

·Dec 11, 2020

A Letter on Social Equity in the Public Administration Classroom (& Beyond)

Amid the heightened antiracist activism that followed the killing of George Floyd (and other people of color), the Program of Public Affairs (MPA, MPP, and MIAGE) received necessary and urgent feedback from current students and alumni. In carefully written letters, community members of color and their white allies candidly articulated…

Pedagogy

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A Letter on Social Equity in the Public Administration Classroom (& Beyond)
A Letter on Social Equity in the Public Administration Classroom (& Beyond)
Pedagogy

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Published in Inquiry of the Public Sort

·Dec 11, 2020

A Letter on Course Pedagogy & (Un)Grading

This is my original course pedagogy letter, penned in 2019 during the first six months of the coronavirus pandemic. A revised (2021) version of this letter is published at A Letter on Pedagogy, Course Design, & Assessment Every course has an underlying pedagogy — and every instructor is guided by…

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A Letter on Course Pedagogy & (Un)Grading
A Letter on Course Pedagogy & (Un)Grading

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Assoc. prof of public policy and administration at the University of Utah’s Programs of Public Affairs; www.policyandadmin.org

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