Office:	3134 Wood Hall Department of Biological Sciences Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5410
Email:	david.rudge@wmich.edu
Telephone:	(269) 387-2779
URL:	https://rudged.github.io/home/index.html
FAX:	(269) 387-5609

TEACHING COMPETENCIES

Applied Ethics, Biology, History and Philosophy of Science, Logic, Science Education

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (times taught)
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Western Michigan University, Biological Sciences & The Mallinson Institute for Science Education 1999-
Undergraduate	FYE 2100 CAS First Year Seminar (1) BIOS 1120 Principles of Biology (21) BIOS 1700 Life Science for Non-Majors (26) BIOS 2700 Life Science for Elementary Educators II (4)
Graduate	BIOS 6100 Teaching of Biological Sciences (3) SCI 5700 Issues in Evolution/Ecology for Teachers (1/1) SCI 5700 Upton Academy: Life Science for Elementary Educators (1) SCI 6140 Science: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (11) SCI 6150 Science Education: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (6) SCI 6170 & 6171 Early Research Experience I & II (5/5) SCI 6900 Science Education Seminar (2) SCI 7100 Independent Research (3) On-line courses (offered twice a year) SCI 5700 Life Science for Teachers (9) SCI 5900 Earth Science for Teachers (2) SCI 6145 Intro to Hist & Phil of Sci (9) SCI 6155 Hist/Phil of Science Education (4) SCI 6185 How to Teach STEM (4)
Course supervisor for BIOS 1700 2000-2014	Trained new instructors, created and updated syllabi, quizzes, exams and answer keys, course web site, course pack and instructor's manual.
Temporary Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Department of Philosophy 1997-1999
Undergraduate	Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking (5) Philosophy of Biology (2) Philosophy of Science Bioethics and Biotechnology Introduction to Philosophy
Lecturer, Texas A&M University, Department of Philosophy 1996-1997
Undergraduate	Agricultural Ethics (2) Contemporary Moral Issues Philosophy of Science
Teaching Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, Office of Faculty Development 1992-1995
Graduate	University Seminar on Teaching (4)
Laboratory Instructor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Biology 1989-1990, 1995
Undergraduate	Vertebrate Morphology (2) Ecology Limnology Aquatic Botany
Teaching Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, Department of History and Philosophy of Science 1987-1991
Undergraduate	Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking (3) Introduction to Problem Solving (3) Medicine and Morality (3) Space, Time and Matter

SUPERVISON OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
Dissertations/Theses Directed
Dai Peng	The Impact of Historical Narratives on Students' NOS Understanding and Science Motivation	Ph.D. 2023
Allison M. Witucki	Student Experience and Learning in a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience	Ph.D. 2023
Cody T. Williams	Effects of Historical Story Telling on Student Understanding of NOS and Mendelian Genetics	Ph.D. 2017
Janice M. Fulford	Assessing the Impact of Historical Story Telling on Student Learning of Natural Selection	Ph.D. 2016
Eric M. Howe	Using the History of Research on Sickle-Cell Anemia to Affect Pre-Service Teachers Conceptions of the Nature of Science	Ph.D. 2004
Uric. C. Geer	A Case Study of Changes in A Chemistry Instructor's Views About Teaching and Learning	M.A. 2007
Dissertation/Thesis Committees
Betty Adams	Metaphysics in Science Education: Balancing Between Religious and Physicalist Extremism	Ph.D. 2017
Peggy McNeal	Identifying and Characterizing Cognitive Factors Significant to Practicing and Learning Meteorology	Ph.D. 2017
Andrew P. K. Bentley	Employing Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis to Better Understand The Relationship Between IndividualsÕ Anthropogenic Climate Change Acceptance And Belief in Anti-Climate Change Dissenter Messages	Ph.D. 2017
Rex Taibu	A Study of Conceptual and Language Issues Surrounding Weight, Weightlessness, and Free Fall: Textbook Analysis, Instructional Design, and Assessment	Ph.D. 2015
Kara M. Kits	An Exploration of Worldview and Conceptions of the Nature of Science Among Science Teachers at a Private Christian School	Ph.D. 2011
Linda H. Goosen	Classroom Questioning Strategies As Indicators of Inquiry Based Science Instruction	Ph.D. 2002
Patricia A. Richardson	Does Access to a Manipulative Assist Student Learning of DNA Processes	M.A. 2004

TEACHING AWARDS:
2023	Recipient Western Michigan University Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award 2023-2024
2022	Michigan Science Teachers Association College Teacher of the Year
2017-18	WMU College of Arts and Sciences' Faculty Achievement in Teaching Award
2017	Dr. Darrell R. Latva Biological Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
2005	Finalist, Michigan Science Teachers Association College Teacher of the Year
1993	Pew Teaching Leadership Award

TEACHING-RELATED PUBLICATIONS (see Curriculum Vitae)

COURSE MATERIALS
2008	Rudge, D.W. & Merrow, W. (Aug 2008) NetLogo: Population Dynamics. Center for Connected Learning and Computer Based Modeling. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.- available online: http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/community/.
2008	Rudge, D.W. & Merrow, W. (Aug 2008) NetLogo: Community Structure. Center for Connected Learning and Computer Based Modeling. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.- available online: http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/community/.
2005	Life Science for Elementary Educators I. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company [ISBN: 0-7575-1863-X].
2004	Laboratory and instructor's manual for BIOS 170 Life Science for Elementary Educators I (formerly SCI 170)- 4th edition
2004	Laboratory and instructor's manual for BIOS 270 Life Science for Elementary Educators II (formerly SCI 270)- 3rd edition
2000	Two course packs for SCI 614 Science: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (both anthologies of journal articles)
1999	Course pack for Phil 483 Philosophy of Biology (anthology of journal articles)
1998	Course pack for Phil 483x Philosophy of Biology (anthology of journal articles
For other examples of course materials: http://https://rudged.github.io/home/teaching.html

TEACHING-RELATED PRESENTATIONS

"How the History of Research on Industrial Melanism can Promote Learning about the Nature of Science",Darwin 2009 GEITONAS School Conference-Teaching Evolution: Theoretical and Pedagogical Issues, Athens, Greece, November 8, 2009 -invited talk

"History of Science in the Classroom", Cookbook to Inquiry Workshop, Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center (KAMSC), September 28, 2007-invited presentation.

"Using Technology To Promote Inquiry in Introductory Life Science Courses," Technology Roundtable Showcase Series, WMU (sponsored by the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Grant) Kalamazoo, MI, April 1, 2003.

"Making Sense of the Relationship between Scholarship, Research and Teaching" Meeting of Teaching Assistants, Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, February 11, 2002.

"Classroom Videotaping: Suggestions For Camera Operators And Consultants" poster session presentation at the 4th National Conference on the Training and Employment of Teaching Assistants held in Chicago, IL on November 10-13, 1993.

Two invited presentations on teaching for the History and Philosophy of Science Department's teaching practicum at the University of Pittsburgh: Fall 1992, Fall 1993.

ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN TO IMPROVE TEACHING
Workshops and Conferences on Teaching
Faculty Training for On-line Use of ICES	12 Apr 2010
Science Learning Assessment Workshop	9 Apr 2010
1st Annual Assessment in Action Day (day long workshop)	12 Mar 2010
WMU Cool Tools for Teaching Workshop	19 Apr 2008
WMU eTeaching Endorsement Program	11, 18, 25 Jul, 1, 8, 15 Aug 2007
SAMPI Lesson Observation System Training Workshop: Mentoring	1 May 2007
SAMPI Lesson Observation System Training Workshop: Basic	30 Apr-1 May 2007
SAMPI Lesson Observation System Training Workshop	8-9 Nov 2006
Assessment Workshop	18 Nov 2004
Open Forum on Teaching and Learning	13 Oct 2004
Teaching Portfolios	22 Oct 2003
Teaching Large Classes Part I, II	26 Sep, 3 Nov 2003
WebCT in a Nutshell	4 Apr 2003
Classroom Observation Workshop	2 Apr 2003
A Workshop on Advising Theses and Dissertations	1 Oct 2001
Problem Based Learning I and II	12, 19 Sep 2001
Preconference Education Workshop	18 Jul 2001
Safe on Campus Orientation Session	16 Nov 2000
Tough Love in the Classroom	3 Nov 1999

REFLECTIVE STATEMENT ON TEACHING I believe the most important goal of a university education is helping students to become not only knowledgeable, but reflective critical thinkers. This means that ultimately students who graduate from our university should capable of evaluating the views of others as well as developing their own perspective about issues that are important to them and society. Listening to and reading the arguments of others is one way to develop an appreciation how experts reason. But there is no substitute for practicing these skills on one's own. As such, while role modeling is sometimes helpful, I see my primary role as that of a facilitator of learning. My goal is to provide students with structured opportunities to reason on their own as well as provide them feedback on how they are doing. At the undergraduate level, I create a series of open ended problem solving environments that invite students to reason as scientists would about biological phenomena. At the graduate level, we read and critique scholarly research. I also have students write term papers that require them to summarize and critically review relevant research literature as well as defend their own point of view. I insist on mandatory rewrites in order to encourage students to use the feedback they receive on papers to improve their writing.