We are delighted to offer Princeton faculty and graduate students the opportunity to observe their colleagues’ classes and athletic practices. You may register to observe specific classes or practices below (please note that spaces are limited).
The purpose of this observation is to deepen your own teaching practice through reflection; so that you may focus on pedagogy or teaching approach, we encourage you to observe a class outside your discipline.
After you register, you will receive an observation protocol to guide your reflection. We ask that you please arrive to the classroom or athletic field or court five minutes early, and that you attend as a silent observer (unless invited to participate by the instructor/coach).
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| CLASS AND PRACTICE OBSERVATIONS |
| Monday, March 4th |
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COS 424/SML 302: Fundamentals of Machine Learning |
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ART/ARC 102: An Introduction to the History of Architecture |
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AAS 235/SOC 236: Race is Socially Constructed: Now What? |
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MAE 332: Aircraft Design |
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STC 209: Transformations in Engineering and the Arts |
| Tuesday, March 5th |
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HUM 218: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Western Culture II: Literature and the Arts |
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Precept for SPA 304: Spanish in the Community *precept will be conducted in Spanish This course explores the complexities of Spanish language in the United States. Through a variety of readings, videos, and documents in Spanish and English, we will address a range of issues including the past and present of Spanish language in the US, the relationship between language and identity, and the tensions and hopes around the maintenance of Spanish in immigrant communities. |
| FRS 106: The Art and Science of Motorcycle Design Michael Littman Tuesday, March 5, 1:30 - 2:50 p.m. in 202 Friend Center Register to reserve a seat. This is a hands-on seminar and laboratory experience about the engineering design of motorcycles. Students will restore a vintage Triumph motorcycle and will compare it to previous restorations of the same make and model of motorcycle from other years (1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, and 1964). No previous shop or laboratory experience is necessary, and we welcome liberal arts students as well as engineering students. |
| WRI 173: The Fantastic and the Real Andrew Hakim Tuesday, March 5, 1:30 - 2:50 p.m. in B15 New South Register to reserve a seat. Novelist Ursula Le Guin has argued that “realism is perhaps the least adequate means of understanding or portraying the incredible realities of our existence.” If that’s the case, how might the Harry Potter franchise, Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comics, or fiction by writers such as Kelly Link and Haruki Murakami inform the ways we think about the world? What might they suggest about the complexity of seemingly ordinary life, and the borders between ourselves and others? In this Writing Seminar, we explore the “fantastic,” a space where reality meets the marvelous. We begin by examining dark cinematic fairy tales, such as Spirited Away and Pan’s Labyrinth, that challenge us to reevaluate commonplace notions of what constitutes reality. Next, we enter into interdisciplinary debates about the political and cultural significance of the fantastic in order to consider the ways fiction, film, and video games might speak from and speak to our understanding of human diversity. For the research project, students develop an argument about the implications of an instance of the fantastic. Possible topics include the appeal of the Wizarding World theme park, the social dynamics of cosplay, or the science of time travel. Finally, students reimagine their own lives as fantastic confabulations that address larger social dilemmas. |
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Men’s Tennis practice The Princeton Athletic Department holds that competitive athletics programs contribute significantly to student-athletes’ individual education and development, and to campus life. Athletics at Princeton are designed to complement the university’s essential educational mission, and foster a shared allegiance among Princeton students, faculty, staff, alumni, community, and friends. |
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Women’s Lacrosse practice The Princeton Athletic Department holds that competitive athletics programs contribute significantly to student-athletes’ individual education and development, and to campus life. Athletics at Princeton are designed to complement the university’s essential educational mission, and foster a shared allegiance among Princeton students, faculty, staff, alumni, community, and friends. |
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DAN 216: Uncertainty *participants will actively participate in the class, but no dance experience is necessary In this studio course open to all, we'll ramble in the unknown searching for embodied philosophy, thinking art-making, and clarity that's open for revision. As is fitting for our subject, we'll ask many questions. Is uncertainty a requirement for truly creative processes? In cultural and creative times of uncertainty, how do we find our centers? What tools can dance, somatic, and artistic practices offer for existing within uncertainty? Can uncertainty help us understand others? What are the ethical implications of uncertainty in life and art? We'll move, read, and create together, design substantial final projects. |
| Wednesday, March 6th |
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ENG/THR 382: International Theatre: Plays and Politics This course addresses when and why producing political theatre matters. We will look specifically at contemporary and canonical plays from around the globe that take on various political crises (e.g., the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, Chile under Pinochet, the Liberian Civil War, the Arab Spring). In order to consider the challenges of producing highly charged political theatre, students will also attend professional productions and hear directly from artists who are engaged in making this kind of theatre around the world. |
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Women’s Basketball practice |
| Thursday, March 7th |
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MOL 348: Cell and Developmental Biology The course will investigate the roles that gene regulation, cell-cell communication, cell adhesion, cell motility, signal transduction and intracellular trafficking play in the commitment, differentiation and assembly of cells into specialized tissues. The mechanisms that underlie development of multicellular organisms, from C. elegans to humans, will be examined using biochemical, genetic and cell biological approaches. In-class problem solving, group work, and active learning approaches will be used to emphasize key concepts and analyze experimental data. |
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FRS 104: Word-Image: Encounters, Exchanges, and Clashes |
| FRS 106: The Art and Science of Motorcycle Design Michael Littman Thursday, March 7, 1:30 - 2:50 p.m. in 202 Friend Center Register to reserve a seat. This is a hands-on seminar and laboratory experience about the engineering design of motorcycles. Students will restore a vintage Triumph motorcycle and will compare it to previous restorations of the same make and model of motorcycle from other years (1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, and 1964). No previous shop or laboratory experience is necessary, and we welcome liberal arts students as well as engineering students. |
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Men’s Basketball practice The Princeton Athletic Department holds that competitive athletics programs contribute significantly to student-athletes’ individual education and development, and to campus life. Athletics at Princeton are designed to complement the university’s essential educational mission, and foster a shared allegiance among Princeton students, faculty, staff, alumni, community, and friends. |
| Online course |
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EdX: The Art of Structural Engineering: Vaults |