PHIL101: Introduction to Philosophy
Lecture + Discussion Version (offered in term 1)
This version is scheduled to have two 50 minute lectures and one 50 minute discussion session per week. The discussion is led by a teaching assistant. The advantage of this format is that the discussion sessions are capped at 20-25 students so that you can expect to engage in a thoughtful exchange of ideas with other members of the course. Attending discussion sessions is required. Please do not sign up for this section if you aren’t prepared to attend these sessions each week and to participate in the discussion.
New format: I'm currently playing around with some adjustments after talking to many students about the things that seemed to work well when we were all forced to participate in the big online teaching experiment of 2020-2021. I might try something like this: (1) Monday: online videos only, (2) Wednesday: in person lecture in which I'll take questions about the videos and expand on this material, (3) Friday: discussion session with your TA.
New format: I'm currently playing around with some adjustments after talking to many students about the things that seemed to work well when we were all forced to participate in the big online teaching experiment of 2020-2021. I might try something like this: (1) Monday: online videos only, (2) Wednesday: in person lecture in which I'll take questions about the videos and expand on this material, (3) Friday: discussion session with your TA.
Lecture-Only Version (offered in term 2)
This version is scheduled to have two 75 minute lectures per week; there are no discussion sessions. I offer this format for students whose schedules make it difficult to attend discussion sessions as well as lectures. This version of the course also allows for more Q&A during lectures and covers more material (and sometimes more topics) than the lecture + discussion format.
New format: I might try: (1) Tuesday: online videos only, (2) Thursday: in person lecture in which I'll take questions about the videos, expand on this material, and organize some in-class exercises and small-group activities.
New format: I might try: (1) Tuesday: online videos only, (2) Thursday: in person lecture in which I'll take questions about the videos, expand on this material, and organize some in-class exercises and small-group activities.