All NewsSnapshotsStudents Learn Teaching Tips at Professional Development Workshop Olivia DrakeAugust 6, 20092minNoreen Nkosana '11 takes notes during the Professional Development Workshop July 24 in Daniel Family Commons. The workshop was designed for students who are considering careers in academia. Pedagogy expert and associate professor of chemistry James Zimmerman, center, from Montclair State University and Erika Taylor, assistant professor of chemistry, co-taught the two-part workshop. Chemistry graduate student Jessica Fedorchick, center, learns pedagogical and curricular tools used to pique students' curiosity in the classroom. Biology graduate student Jiang "Shannon" Liu, was one of the graduate and advanced undergraduate students who learned "how to teach" with theory and examples. This was the second year Wesleyan hosted the workshop. The workshop is supported by a Seed Grant from the Pedagogical Renewal Committee and the Hughes program. (Photos by Olivia Bartlett Drake) Chemistrystudents Related Articles All NewsIn the Media April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan in the News: April 2024 All NewsAlumniArts & HumanitiesFaculty April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan Faculty, Alumnus Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in Choreography, Theatre All NewsArts & HumanitiesCampus News & Events April 16, 2024 Jeff Harder Democracy Demands Passionate Defense, Says Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker