By: ke Vin

ke Vin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:22:50 +0000

I continue to learn from my old teacher. A bit more about what lies behind the man Prof Joe, but also a new insight into teaching and presenting an academic show.

I do identify with young Joe Collier, still finding myself petrified whenever confronted by an audience of any kind; a very different set of predisposing circumstances in my case (bad dentition as a child) but a similar outcome nonetheless. Fortunately, my time at medical school continues to provide me with new solutions to this malady.

I will seek to put to practice some of what I have gleaned from the story of Joe Collier (the teacher and friend of many students).

Ke VIn

By: Mrs J

Mrs J — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:08:59 +0000

Prof. Collier
As your student, I must say, everything you have written about your teaching is true. I cannot imagine having a better tutor than you. You are a bit eccentric sometimes, but in the best possible way, unforgettable way. You are forcing our minds to work and to learn, to make sense out of nothing and to remember how to put all the new facts together. You even teach us how to properly present our knowledge. Furthermore, well it works for me, you make me think about our sessions and motivate me to do more work than usual. In some strange, indescribable manner you have the “magic key” to steer me in the right direction. I am extremely pleased that I can be your student, as your mentoring, knowledge and character are one of a kind. I am not sure if I can fully appreciate the above description on how to be a good lecturer, as I haven’t tried that before. However, I will definitely keep it in mind as a reference for the future, so who knows, maybe one day, I will write about “mine” John Vane- You. A great professor!

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