I love to teach, and student feedback informs that practice. Below are some emails and letters of recommendation from my students, shared with their permission.
(Word cloud on the left built from student comments)
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Below is a summary of evaluations for undergrad teaching at York University 2018-2020:
| Statements from student evaluations rated out of 7 (7 represents “strongly agree” and 1 “strongly disagree”) | Undergrad students¹ | Dept.Mean2 |
| A comprehensive roadmap of the course was provided. | 6.85 | 6.50 |
| The roadmap was mostly followed. | 6.85 | 6.39 |
| Important policies and procedures were stated in the course outline. | 6.72 | 6.51 |
| Course materials helped me achieve the course objectives. | 6.23 | 6.07 |
| Course activities helped me achieve the course objectives. | 6.29 | 6.13 |
| Course exams or final papers were directly related to course objectives. | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| This course helped me grow intellectually. | 6.57 | 6.12 |
| Overall Average | 6.56/7 | 6.31/7 |
| Overall Average as a % | 94% | 90% |
2. This represents the average undergrad student evaluation for the philosophy dept at York University 2019-2020.
from 2nd yr Ancient Philosophy & Political Theory 2020 (2)
I really genuinely enjoyed your class. Last year I was in my first year and had jumped into a philosophy major without ever having studied philosophy before. The class you taught was probably the main reason why I didn’t end up switching majors in my first year. It was the class I would look forward…
Keep readingfrom 2nd yr Ancient philosophy & Political Theory 2020 (1)
I just wanted to send you a quick email and let you know that what you taught me in my first year has been proving to be very valuable in a lot of the courses I’m taking at the moment. For instance I am taking philosophy of religion with Dr. Ranganathan and I feel very…
Keep readingStudent Nomination for the Ian Greene Award for Teaching 2019
The professor/teaching assistant creates a positive learning environment by: Dennis is very accepting and understanding of his students’ varying situations. He consistently offers help and further information on topics discussed and has no problem going on tangents and discussing things not exactly “spelled out in the curriculum” but important and relevant information nonetheless. His laidback…
Keep readingfrom 4th yr Perspectives on Justice 2019 (2)
I have been a student of Dennis for the past three months while he has been teaching Philosophy 4185, Philosophical Perspectives on justice. I have attended more than 30 of his lecture hours, have visited Dennis’ office hours, and know Dennis well enough to be able to testify as to his quality as an educator.…
Keep readingfrom 4th yr Perspectives on Justice 2019 (1)
Overall I thought the course was excellent. I was actually considering dropping it after the first lecture, as it wasn’t clear to me what the content was going to be and it seemed at the time that it might be heavily weighted toward political theory (which I am not very well versed in). Needless to…
Keep readingfrom TAship for Intro to Philosophy 2016 (2)
I am writing this letter of recommendation for Dennis Papadopoulos further to the assistance he has provided as my Teaching Assistant for Philosophy1000. Dennis is extremely organized and dedicated to his work and takes his job very seriously. I met with Dennis on many occasions, both in tutorials and during his office hours, where he…
Keep readingfrom TAship for Intro to Philosophy 2016 (1)
I was Dennis’ student when he was a TA for PHIL 1000. Thinking back on all the tutorials I have had over my three years at York, I enjoyed Dennis’ tutorials the most because he is a charismatic educator and clearly demonstrates the desire for his students to succeed. In many of my other tutorials,…
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