Profile - Dr. Heidi Croatt
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Meet Dr. Heidi Croatt
Instructor of Communication
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Communication Studies, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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Would you list some recent accomplishments?
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- 2014 Outstanding New College Teacher Award from The Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota
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What is your approach to teaching?
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My teaching philosophy entails a student-centered approach to facilitating course material. It involves effort on my part to find a balance between creating comfort, empowering students and challenging them with college-level material. I believe that learning continues beyond the classroom and each course students take should help them achieve some goal they have. It is important students can take the information they learn and apply it beyond the classroom. Teaching in the department of Communication Studies means that every day I am learning from my students about the world we live in, and I get to help them better understand how to communicate effectively in that world.
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How would you describe what happens during one of your most successful classes?
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The most successful classes are those in which students are engaged and invested in the material. When students challenge themselves to think critically about their own communication choices and actively participate in discussions about the world we live in, I know it's a successful class.
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What makes your curriculum interesting or valuable to students?
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Communication is an essential (and desirable) skill for all people; in our department, we use real-world examples and current events to examine our relationships, our self-concept, our perceptions and our skills as communicators in various settings.
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