I remember last year in the Spring when I was a student sitting in the classroom learning concepts from CHEM 1000: Mathematics for Chemistry. This spring semester, I will be part of the classroom, not only as a student but also as a UTA. Assisting Professor Hutchison, I deepened my understanding of teaching throughout the…
Category: Chancellor’s Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship
CUTF #3 – Pitt to the Point – An Experimental Learning Experience
It is hard to believe that I was sitting for the first time in front of Pitt to the Point: TV News Practicum a few months ago. There were some familiar faces, people who had taken the class with me the previous semester (you can take the course twice!), and some new faces, including many…
From Student to Lecturer
Throughout this semester, I have had the opportunity to delve into an area of art history that personally interests me, using my own curiosities to guide my research. This is how I imagine all professors plan and design their courses—with their own passions serving as the foundation for their lectures. As a student, I have…
CUTF #3 ‘My CUTF’: Autism Representation in Young Adult Literature
I cannot express how incredible this experience was, and I learned so much about instruction and pedagogy during my time with the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship. I believe that nothing parallels experience when it comes to learning about education, and this fellowship provided me with the opportunity to get experience while working with an awesome…
CUTF Blog Post #2 ‘Learning Through Teaching’: Autism Representation in Young Adult Literature
I have learned so much through my CUTF teaching experience so far, and I am very excited to share! My mentor for this project is Dr. Jesse Jack, a professor in the English literature department here at Pitt. Last semester, I was the UTA for her class “Representing Adolescence,” and she permitted me to teach…
CUTF: Learning Through Teaching
Wow, it’s now halfway through the semester! From hosting my first office hours to creating a study guide for Examlet 1, I was able to learn so much in grasping the crucial qualities of an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA). This is my very first time being a teaching assistant for CHEM 1000: Mathematics for Chemistry,…
CUTF: From Buddhist to Southeast Asian Art
Each Monday evening during the Fall of 2022, I looked forward to my trek to the Frick Fine Arts Building. Located in the upstairs corner was HAA 1641: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art, a course that perfectly blended my interests in Asian and contemporary art. As I learned about ink painting and calligraphy or Mao…
Pitt to the Point: The ability to learn while teaching an experimental learning class
One of my greatest enjoyments in teaching is learning from my peers who are students in the class. In Pitt to the Point: Television News Practicum, it is vital that I continue to grow and learn from teaching. The broadcast curriculum is exceptionally unique as it is part of Film and Media Studies instead of…
CUTF INTRODUCTION: Mathematical Molecules
Hello! My name is Vinay Kunuthuru, and I am pursuing a major in Biological Sciences, minors in Chemistry and Economics, and a certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine. After finishing my undergraduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh, I aspire to attend dental school and become an oral professional. Apart from my academics, I enjoy teaching…
CUTF Introduction: Tolkien and Philosophy
Hello! My name is Galen Lovejoy. I am a senior in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and I am a philosophy and history double major, with a minor in English literature. I am also pursing the BPhil degree in philosophical research. I grew up in Squirrel Hill, but I currently live in Lawerenceville….