Faculty Workshop Series

Teaching with Vulnerability: Self-disclosure in the Classroom

Are you curious as to how sharing select elements of your life story with you students can enhance dialogue and deepen learning in your classroom? If so, this workshop is for you! As a participant in this workshop, you will evaluate the core assumptions of the "pedagogy of vulnerability" approach, examine how self-disclosure and deep learning are connected, and apply the pedagogy of vulnerability to your own teaching and the enhancement of students' learning.

Facilitators:

Ed Brantmeier, Assistant Director, Center for Faculty Innovation; Assistant Professor, Learning, Technology and Leadership Education
Harriet Cobb, Professor, Graduate Psychology
Art Dean, Special Assistant to the President for Diversity

Facilitator Bios:

Edward is the Assistant Director of the Center for Faculty Innovation and Assistant Professor in the Learning, Technology, and Leadership Education Department at James Madison University. Edward is also a faculty affiliate of the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence at JMU. With ten years of past experience in teacher education and educational leadership preparation, he currently enjoys working with university faculty. He teaches multicultural education courses to future educators and works with university faculty on innovative approaches to teaching, scholarship, and community engagement. Edward is passionate about transformative education in K-20 contexts that involves curriculum development, cultural competence, diversity, critical theory approaches, technology, sustainability, and/or contemplative practices.

Dr. Harriet Cobb is a Professor (and now Doyenne) in the Department of Graduate Psychology, teaching primarily in the Combined-Integrated Doctoral Program in Clinical/School Psychology. She teaches courses in psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and organizational change/leadership. She maintains an independent practice in the community offering psychotherapy, assessment, and consultation to schools and other organizations. She also serves on collaborative practice teams as a communication specialist in assisting divorcing couples part respectfully. Dr. Cobb has held a number of leadership positions over the years in public schools, professional organizations, and in higher education. She received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Indiana University and her Doctoral degree from the University of Virginia. She is licensed in Virginia as a School Psychologist and Professional Counselor.