- Sponsor
- Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
- Speaker
- Mary Frances Phillips, PhD (AFRO)
- Registration
- Registration
- Contact
- David Favre
- favre@illinois.edu
Drawing from the research behind Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins, this presentation examines what happens between encountering evidence and making a historical claim, and how that research process has shaped the classroom. Using the research on Ericka Huggins as a case study, the presentation explores how historians follow evidence across different kinds of sources, navigate gaps and contradictions, and determine what can and cannot be responsibly claimed about a historical subject. It then considers how these experiences have informed Phillips’s teaching, particularly how she helps students question sources, recognize silences and competing perspectives, work with uncertainty, and develop arguments that are well supported by the available evidence. Faculty participants will be invited to consider how similar research habits and interpretive practices might be adapted to their own disciplines and classrooms.
The CITL Art of Teaching Friday Forum is a showcase for exploring the art and science of teaching. The series highlights faculty from across the disciplines who are conducting research on their teaching and connecting their findings to classroom practice.
Whether sharing the results of a classroom study, examining emerging trends in higher education, or highlighting effective instructional approaches, each presentation offers data-driven insights that deepen our understanding of student learning and advances the practice of teaching.
Join us online over the lunch hour for inspiring ideas and friendly conversation. The Art of Teaching Friday Forum is presented via Zoom on the first Friday of each month during the Fall and Spring semesters from Noon–1:00 pm.
* Applies for the following CITL Teaching Certificates
Certificates List
- Cheelan Bo-Linn Teaching Excellence Certificate
- Graduate Teacher Certificate
- Certificate in Foundations of Teaching
- Dr. Sandra J. Finley Teacher Certificate
- Specialized Certificates
- CITL Engagement Certificate