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Miami University President Gregory Crawford: A teacher-scholar approach enhances learning and scholarship 

The teacher-scholar model prepares the rising generation to become effective leaders of a thriving society, President Crawford says

MIke Vanni and 3 students treat a water sample on a boat in Acton Lake
Teacher-scholar model in action: University Distinguished Professor of Biology Mike Vanni (right) and Miami undergraduate summer research students Isabelle Anderson '19, (left, currently a doctoral student at Baylor University), and Ashley Mickens '20 (currently a doctoral student at the University of Victoria) , and Ferdos Abdulkader '20 (currently attending University of Colorado School of Medicine), collect samples from Acton Lake, summer 2018. Photo by Jeff Sabo.
Voices

Miami University President Gregory Crawford: A teacher-scholar approach enhances learning and scholarship 

Teacher-scholar model in action: University Distinguished Professor of Biology Mike Vanni (right) and Miami undergraduate summer research students Isabelle Anderson '19, (left, currently a doctoral student at Baylor University), and Ashley Mickens '20 (currently a doctoral student at the University of Victoria) , and Ferdos Abdulkader '20 (currently attending University of Colorado School of Medicine), collect samples from Acton Lake, summer 2018. Photo by Jeff Sabo.

The teacher-scholar approach—which focuses on engaged mentorship and collaborative learning between faculty and students—challenges students to learn by doing, grow with practical experience, and build a deep conceptual understanding of their field, Miami University President Gregory Crawford says. When faculty approach instruction as scholars, they inform and improve curricula and teaching with evidence-based practices that elevate student learning.

Read his Perspective article "Inquiry and Discovery All Around: A teacher-scholar approach enhances learning and scholarship" in the magazine Liberal Education.