In all of my classes, I strive for student participation. For example, I regularly ask questions and I try to draw reluctant students into becoming active participants in the class. I also try to maintain a reasonably relaxed classroom atmosphere and I constantly attempt to interject some humor into class (occasionally I might even succeed).

Before I enter the classroom, I'm thoroughly prepared to teach. For most classes, I use PowerPoint. I spend a great deal of time and effort developing presentations that are clear and organized. Also, I believe that my considerable experience with PowerPoint (for example, I developed all of the slides for my two textbooks) allows me to take advantage of the technology while avoiding some of the common pitfalls.

I enjoy meeting with students during my scheduled office hours. In addition, I'm always accessible via email.

I constantly strive to improve my teaching. After each class, I do a brief "post-mortem" to consider possible changes that might make the material more relevant, accessible, or interesting. Last but not least, I always try to establish and maintain a good rapport with students. Based on my teaching evaluations, it appears that I often succeed.

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