College of the Pacific
Alissa Ackerman-Acklin
Teaching Approach
I believe that the most important role of teaching is engaging students.
Therefore, my teaching style is all about discussion and critical thinking.
I use various technologies and mediums, including plenty of guest speakers, videos, PowerPoint presentations and in-class activities.
The beautiful thing about our discipline, both in sociology and criminology, is that there is so much room for debate about various concepts.
Therefore, I believe it is critical to entertain opposing opinions and concepts in class debates.
I provide official statistics from the criminal justice system and encourage my students to be respectful of and to think critically about that system.
I also encourage students to think "outside the box."
My hope is to always have students seeking knowledge and to provide a course environment for them to do so freely.
I am enthusiastic and excited about the work I do and the courses I teach and I hope that my enthusiasm about criminology and criminal justice is contagious!
Please visit these pages for additional information:
- Biography
- Special Interests
http://alissa.ackerman.googlepages.com- http://pacific.academia.edu/AlissaAckerman
