Teaching and learning

Teaching and research are the two cores of my professional life. Following the disciplinary tradition marking the teaching of the history of philosophy and science – yet, combining it with my personal approach – my classes are marked by an intertwining of inductive and deductive strategies. My teaching philosophy is grounded on the principles of active learning and the universal design for learning (UDL), prioritising a multiplicity of means by which students can engage, express, and assess themselves and the epistemic contents encountered in our journey. As a reflective practitioner, I constantly review and update my teaching approach by experimenting new techniques and assessing my the result of my teach.

The following is a list of the courses, seminars, and reading groups I have taught in the past years. If you want to know more about my teaching philosophy, adherence of UDL principles, application of active learning techniques, and my overall approach to teaching, I will be happy to share my experience with you via email.

STRUCTURING BODIES: MATTER, FORM, AND ELEMENTS IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Seminar lecturer, BA level. Tel Hai College (IL). 19 April 2023.

PROJECT DESIGN FOR PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH

Workshop Lecturer, MA and PhD level. KU Leuven, Institute of Philosophy. 4 February 2023. Workshop convenor: Nicola Polloni.
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(PRIME) MATTER, ELEMENTS, AND MIXTURES: CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES

Course Lecturer, MA course (UCO-3492-2021), “The Universality of Scientific Knowledge: Islamicate Philosophy and Science in the Latin Middle Ages”. University of Cordoba, Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, MA in Religious Pluralism. First semester 2022-2023. Course convenor: Nicola Polloni. 4+4 ECTS.
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COMMON SEMINAR: RESEARCH AS A CAREER

Course Lecturer, MA and PhD course. KU Leuven, Institute of Philosophy (B-KUL-W0R00A-2122). First semester 2022-23. Course convenors: Russell Friedman and Nicola Polloni. 4 ECST.
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UNTANGLING MEDIEVAL NATURAL PHILOSOPHY

Seminar Lecturer, MA course. UC Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve (BE), 9 May 2022.

HYLOMORPHIC CROSSROADS: ARABIC AND LATIN PERSPECTIVES ON MATTER AND FORM

Course Lecturer, MA course (UCO-3492-2021), “The Universality of Scientific Knowledge: Islamicate Philosophy and Science in the Latin Middle Ages”. University of Cordoba, Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, MA in Religious Pluralism. First semester 2021-2022. Course convenor: Nicola Polloni. 4+4 ECTS.
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COMMON SEMINAR: RESEARCH AS A CAREER

Course Lecturer, MA and PhD course. KU Leuven, Institute of Philosophy (B-KUL-W0R00A-2122). First semester 2021-22. Course convenors: Russell Friedman and Nicola Polloni. 4 ECST.
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COMMON SEMINAR: RESEARCH AS A CAREER

Teaching Assistant, MA and PhD course. KU Leuven, Institute of Philosophy (B-KUL-W0R00A-2021). First semester 2020-2021. Course convenors: Karin de Boer and Russell Friedman.

ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL VISIONS OF LIGHT AND COLOUR

Course Co-Lecturer, MA course. Technologische Universität Berlin, Institute of the History of Science, Winter semester 2019. Course lectured by Katja Krause and Nicola Polloni.
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THE WORLD MACHINE

Seminar Lecturer, OxNet Initiative Course, 2019. University of Sunderland. Schools Outreach and Access Programme for the OxNet Initiative, Durham University, University of Oxford, University of Sunderland. Responsibility for lecture and seminar teaching for 16-17 years old university applicants, as part of a national UK programme; preparation of teaching materials, delivery and assessment.

SCATTERED MATTER: ATOMS AND REALITY ACCORDING TO NICHOLAS OF AUTRECOURT

Reader, reading group (level: MA and PhD). Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Philosophie, Winter semester 2019.
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STRUCTURING NATURE

Co-organiser, Summer School. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and MPIWG Berlin, 15 July to 3 August 2019. Organisers: Nicholas Aubin, Vincenzo Carlotta, Mattia Cipriani, Katja Krause, and Nicola Polloni.
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MOBILISING KNOWLEDGE IN TRANSLATION

Course Co-Lecturer, MA course, 2019. Technologische Universität Berlin, Institute of the History of Science, Summer semester 2019. Course lectured by Maria Avxentevskaya, Robert Middeke-Conlin, Nicola Polloni, Shixiang Jin.

STRUCTURES OF MATERIALITY: ROGER BACON AND THE CONUNDRUM OF PRIME MATTER

Reader, reading group (level: MA and PhD). Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Philosophie, Summer semester 2019.
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RESHAPING THE TRADITION: NARRATIVES OF MATTER IN CALCIDIUS AND IBN GABIROL

Reader, reading group (level: MA and PhD). Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Philosophie, Winter Semester 2018.
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THE LIBERAL ARTS

Co-convenor, Level 4 (MA) module, 2018. Durham University, Department of History. Convenors: G. Gasper and N. Polloni. Responsibilities included module design, teaching preparation, leading seminars, guiding and mentoring student projects and essays, and evaluation.

THE ORDERED UNIVERSE

Seminar Lecturer, OxNet Initiative Course, 2018. University of Sunderland. Schools Outreach and Access Programme for the OxNet Initiative, Durham University, University of Oxford, University of Sunderland. Responsibility for lecture and seminar teaching for 16-17 years old university applicants, as part of a national UK programme; preparation of teaching materials, delivery and assessment.

THE PENETRATION OF ARABIC PHILOSOPHY INTO THE LATIN PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION

Lecturer, virtual research seminar organised by the “Aquinas and the Arabs International Working Group” (AAIWG). Marquette University, Spring Semester 2016.
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HISTORY OF SCIENCE

Teaching Assistant, MA module, 2016. Università di Pavia. Responsibilities included lecture and seminar teaching, guiding and mentoring students, and evaluation. Course convenor: Chiara Crisciani.

THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AS SPACE OF PHILOSOPHICAL DISSEMINATION

Seminar Lecturer, MA seminar, 2016. Università di Pavia, Spring semester 2016. Responsibility for lecture and seminar teaching.

HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY

Teaching Assistant, BA module, Winter Semester 2015. Università di Pavia. Responsibilities included lecture and seminar teaching, guiding and mentoring students, and evaluation. Course convenor: Chiara Crisciani.

HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY

Teaching Assistant, BA module, Winter Semester 2014. Università di Pavia. Responsibilities included lecture and seminar teaching, guiding and mentoring students, and evaluation. Course convenor: Chiara Crisciani.

NEOPLATONISM AND ARISTOTELIANISM IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Seminar Lecturer, BA level, 2014. Università di Pavia. Responsibility for lecture and seminar teaching.

HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY

Teaching Assistant, BA module, Winter Semester 2013. Università di Pavia. Responsibilities included lecture and seminar teaching, guiding and mentoring students, and evaluation. Course convenor: Chiara Crisciani.