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  tures (including colored chalk which } book proved suitable for her class on l
} seemed to capture the interest of the Pharmacotherapeutics: Immune Sys- I
V students who nominated mel), and the tems, she compiled a handbook for her i
    . ,V,-    ~    .p_s y use of three-dimensional models of students which includes her notes, and
3,;%    'V``   molecules to illustrate what cannot be more background information than
    ’”       by drawn easily on a two-dimensional can be presented during allotted class
 I        R ,   blackboard surface. time. She continually updates the Q
”  ; y i,I g. $ , i ¤,  »‘:_  l  , ’ "I like to express some enthusiasm handbook to keep pace with the con- ,
( I i   V —ci'     for the material and to relate to topics stantly changing world ofimmunology. `
  gg yogi or situations that they may encounter i She says the handbook allows stu-  
  I     ·- in their future careers. It’s an effort on   dents to listen more and write less, and E
  __}rV $  {=.— _   ` , my part, I suppose, to answer the ques- l that’s especially important to a number I
  `V .    ·4-» ·~   tion: what would I like ifI were a stu- ofher non-traditional students who take I
` n   ’i' “ dent sitting in the class? the course in their local communities  
y   i “Having had the opportunity to work via videocassette. “When they are con- `
    in the pharmaceutical industry and to cerned with capturing every word on ‘
    teach at several universities, I simply like paper, they don`t listen to the meaning." ~
l i being a professor best. For me, it com- Piascik agrees that a great teacher has
bines the chance to perform research I to love to teach. "I know a few people
in organic chemistry (with undergrad- who are very knowledgeable in their sub- ,
uates and graduate students) and to gject matter but teach only out of obliga-  
?f* V   show others what I find fascinating   tion. It usually shows in the classroom."  
left of either for one’s own personal pur- about my discipline. It’s this combina- l There”s no better feeling, says Piascik, 1
suits. Yet, despite all of these limitations tion which I find most exciting. than the feeling you get "when students l
and demands, I can think of nothing "You cannot have great teachers 1 come back and say they really appreci-  
that I would rather be doing. IfI have without great students. In my opinion, ate what they learned in my class and  
been successful in the classroom, I think the students who take organic chem- relate examples of situauons which have  
that success is directly related to this love istry at the University of Kentucky are occurred in their pharmacy practice." Q
oflearning and the processes associated among the best of the students that the Jayne Cathcart Crisp is another pro-  
with the accomplishing ofsuch. university has to offer. Their interests l fessor who utilizes technology to pro-  
‘“Any formula for great teaching are diverse (medicine, engineering, { mote learning- telecourses delivered  
must include the teacher’s complete agriculture, pharmacy, veterinary sci- l via television. She coordinates a num-  
commitment to the goals and objec- ences), and they demand good teach- ber ofsuch classes from Paducah Com-  
tives of that teaching as well as a fervent ing. They will press me to answer diffi- munity College. In her on-site account-  
  cult questions and generally will not ing classes, students not only complete  
HTECCIIBIIQ is hard settle for anything less than a solid l both manual and computerized prac-  
  answer to their questions. They, in my tice sets, but also are exposed to case §
WOI"I(•   is IIII¢IIdiIIg• opinion, are responsible for whatever studies, related articles from business ’
  success I have achieved in the class- publications and discussions about  
II is CIICIIEIIQBIIQ room; they push me to deliver a course ethics in the profession. I  
  equal to their talents.” l One of the students who nominated F
and EXI'I¤uSl'iIIg•” Can a professor who writes research   Crisp says. “Three of her 1nany great i
  articles with names like Pharmacolog-   characteristics are compassion and the  
belief in the value and applicability of ical Evaluation ofNew Calcium Antago-   ability to encourage, patience and the l
q those same goals and objectives.”` nists: 2-Substituted 3-Dimethylamino-5,   ability to use this for all concerned, and  
The artist in the classroom is chem- 6-Methylene-Dioxyindenes and l-Sub-   knowledge and the ability to share this F
[ istry professor David Watt. He says, “I I stituted Tetrahyclor-Isoquinoline Ana-   knowledge with others."  
think the techniques that I use in the logs: Beta Adrenoceptor Blocking   Now you know what makes a great [
` classroom are simply those that I devel- Agents in the Isolated Perfused Rabbit l teacher. You still may not be able to  
oped after watching my own college I-Ieart really be a good teacher? l define it, but you always know it when  
instructors. I adapted those approaches The answer is "yes" looking at the y you see it.  
that I liked best: use ofa structured out- | student-prepared nomination ofPeggy   7.,,,,, ___c___o.___.,___,_e._____i___  
line so that the students can get an Piascik. She not only knows how to { Li; Hmurml ’68, ’73is (lS.S`f.S`f(I77f(ff7`P('f(}T_/f)T  
organized overview of a particular I write for professionaljournals but also   mmm1112frr1li0n.s.s)uI1·n2.€ and {’(fff0}`()/i{If7l7?I7'If  
topic, the use of clearly drawn struc- for classroom learning. V\Ihen no text- l ])1lf}ff(`{lff077.$`.  
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