I enjoy teaching. I like to develop new courses and teach classes on topics that I am starting to explore in my research. Teaching these topics enables me to approach my research questions from new perspectives, and set them into a broader context. However, the most important reason why I like teaching is that I like sharing my fascination for doing research. I like to show students how exciting historical research is, and I enjoy helping them to come up with fascinating questions for conducting research themselves.
My current teaching interests include:
- history of science survey
- climate change and history
- history of air pollution
- history of science popularization
- scientific controversies
- modern physics in context
My current teaching interests include:
- history of science survey
- climate change and history
- history of air pollution
- history of science popularization
- scientific controversies
- modern physics in context
What do I do in class?
My classes are usually a mix of lectures and discussions, and include group work, class debates and simulation games. Recently I spend quite some time developing and preparing simulation games for class and really enjoy doing so. My experience from including simulations in teaching is that they provide students with a unique learning experience: not only are they strongly motivated to prepare for their role, they also learn about the social dynamics of scientific debates or policy negotiations.
Classes taught
International Environmental Politics, New York University, Environmental Studies Program, Spring 2012
European Environmental Policy, New York University, Environmental Studies Program, Fall 2011, Fall 2012
Conspiracy Theories in History, Humboldt University Berlin, History Department, Summer 2010
Science and Worldview in the 19th Century, Humboldt University Berlin, History Department, Winter 2009
Science Popularization in the 19th Century, Humboldt University Berlin, History Department, Winter 2008.
European Environmental Policy, New York University, Environmental Studies Program, Fall 2011, Fall 2012
Conspiracy Theories in History, Humboldt University Berlin, History Department, Summer 2010
Science and Worldview in the 19th Century, Humboldt University Berlin, History Department, Winter 2009
Science Popularization in the 19th Century, Humboldt University Berlin, History Department, Winter 2008.