Deborah Mowshowitz
Short Research Description
Director of Undergraduate Program & Lab Operations
Full Research Description
Office Hours
Tuesdays, 2:00pm-3:00pm on Zoom - email for Zoom link
Fridays, 10:00am-12:00pm in 744 Mudd, or by email appointment
5/19/99 - Prof. Mowshowitz receives Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching. See article & photo .
Teaching & Learning Information
TA Manual - Useful advice for teaching assistants.
Teaching Scientific Concepts & Problem Solving - How to explain scientific concepts -- useful for both faculty & teaching assistants.
Description of TA Jobs available for Graduate Students
"How To" Collection - Useful advice for grading, lecturing, reading the literature, giving oral reports & writing lab reports.
Brown Bag on Science Teaching - This is an informal group that meets a few times a semester to discuss issues related to college science teaching -- All interested parties are welcome.
Current Courses - Web pages, text books, syllabi etc.
Representative Publications
Mowshowitz, D. (2006) Using Advanced Problems in Introductory Courses: Some Sample Problems and Why they Work. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Education (BAMBED) 34, No 2: 134-138. Article