Amirpouyan Shiva

Amirpouyan Shiva is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. A media anthropologist by training, his teaching focuses on developing open educational resources and advancing accessibility in higher education, including through principles of Universal Design for Learning. Some of the pedagogical tools he has developed can be found at ethnography.ca.

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Beginning in the Middle: Teaching Theory as Orientation

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Beginning in the Middle: Teaching Theory as Orientation

A familiar professional experience: You slip into a talk already underway. You missed the opening and a good chunk of the argument or important evidence. The sp... More