Faculty Spotlight Podcast

This podcast is comprised of interviews with the faculty of the University of North Florida who were featured in the CIRT Newsletter. We discuss current research projects, publications, and teaching techniques. Various topics and disciplines ranging from athletic training to using the arts in teaching traditional subjects are covered.

Episode 8: Thobias Sando
Engineering
Dr. Thobias Sando discusses his research on retrofitting urban streets to accommodate wide curb lanes for cyclist safety.

Episode 7: Marsha Ladendorff
Honors Program
Marcia Ladendorff discusses her work with Honors students at the Tamale Children's Home for three weeks in May 2009, as part of the Ghana Project. Students, working as part of the project, learn to be involved in the community, and how to think critically.

Episode 6: Michael Ramsey Smith 
Department of Foundations and Secondary Education
Dr. Michael Ramsey Smith talks about the U.S. Department of Education Arts in the Schools program and how he used UNF's online survey tool in his role as an external evaluator for Duval County.

Episode 5: Jeffrey Michelman
Department of Accounting and Finance
Dr. Jeffrey Michelman discusses his use of wikis in online and hybrid courses.

Episode 4: Aaron Sheehan-Dean
History
Dr. Aaron Sheehan-Dean talks about how he created maps for his latest book: Concise Atlas of the U.S. Civil War.

Episode 3: Matt Gilg
Biology Department
Dr. Matt Gilg describes how he uses clickers in his large classes to increase student engagement.

Episode 2: Clark Lunberry
English
Dr. Clark Lunberry discusses his environmental poems and environmental art that influences his work.

Episode 1: Charles Thigpen
Athletics and Physical Therapy
Dr. Charles Thigpen in the Athletics and Physical Therapy Department describes his work on preventing injuries in athletes.