Case’s Teaching & Advising Endeavors...
“The only original things we ever do are mistakes”
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When it comes to education, I believe students represent the most important component. So I work to offer them the best possible product, coupled with a worthwhile yet cost-effective educational experience while helping them become keen Speculators, Observers, Describers, and Analyzers of the world (see my SODA model for more). I chose Academia as a career because I want to help students succeed, and my experience and expertise revolve around doing so. I also work diligently to promote active student engagement, such as co-authoring journal articles, supervising student-led/driven research projects, and serving as Editor for The Geographical Bulletin (The International Geography Honor Society’s peer-reviewed journal).
Teaching
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Current courses include Landform Dynamics, Earth-Life Cycles, Urban Geomorphology, and Natural Hazards
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Discover my Geography by Rail® Program via one student’s iBook (England & Scotland), or another’s blog (Morocco)
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Earning the National Council for Geographic Education's Higher Education Distinguished Teaching award!
Advising
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Supervising student-led/driven projects on topics ranging from coastal sea level rise implications to origins of coastal iron-manganese nodules
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Getting students involved in the academic advising process (an invited article for NACADA )
Ultimately, I remain content that (when) my students (decide to work hard!) produce utterly fantastic results. Like my incredible PhD advisor, I have been privileged to work with some outstanding minds. Whether they successfully garner funding for a research project, publish in a peer-reviewed journal, gain admittance to competitive graduate programs, discover the joy of fieldwork, effectively complete independent research projects, or obtain a solid internship and after-graduation employment, I just want them to succeed and enjoy what they do. So I stand ready to help any way possible. Truly, I live to serve them.