Student-centered learning: More than a buzzword 

By Yinghao Liu and Zhiyi Chen* Professor Daniel Weissglass Daniel Weissglass, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, teaches ETHLDR 201, PHIL 205, and GLHLTH 201 at Duke Kunshan University (DKU). In his teaching, he has adopted two new strategies to help students succeed: research-led teaching and oral exams. He finds these strategies especially helpful in DKU’s 7-week term structure, allowing students to explore module contents in greater depth.  As an educator, Weissglass takes a student-centered approach which allows students to engage with him in diagnostic conversations, seek for knowledge themselves, and to master the academic material. In addition, Weissglass strives to build... [Read more...]