{"id":600,"date":"2024-10-14T15:37:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T15:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/?page_id=600"},"modified":"2025-04-16T20:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T20:48:41","slug":"physics-professor-marilyn-wells-teaching-methods-style","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/sample-page\/physics-professor-marilyn-wells-teaching-methods-style\/","title":{"rendered":"PHYSICS PROFESSOR- DR. MARILYN WELLS, Teaching Methods &amp; Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-654 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/MarilynWells_sitepic_edited_edited_edited.jpg?resize=300%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/MarilynWells_sitepic_edited_edited_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C266&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/MarilynWells_sitepic_edited_edited_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C909&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/MarilynWells_sitepic_edited_edited_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C682&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/MarilynWells_sitepic_edited_edited_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/MarilynWells_sitepic_edited_edited_edited-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1818&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>What To Expect In Class:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>As a teacher, I believe in learning through inquiry and developing one\u2019s own understanding by asking questions about the world around us. As a human, I value the ability to challenge one\u2019s viewpoint and be open to new ways of thinking. <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">My classes are very discussion-based, where I will often pose questions that encourage students to think about their current beliefs, how and why those beliefs have developed over time, and how they might change when new information is presented.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I utilize a combination of inquiry-focused lectures and group activities aimed at developing a thorough conceptual understanding of physics and the ability to apply one\u2019s knowledge to unfamiliar situations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lighthouse.apps.austincc.edu\/faculty\/vitae\/marilyn.wells\">Professor Wells&#8217;s Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What To Expect In Class: As a teacher, I believe in learning through inquiry and developing one\u2019s own understanding by asking questions about the world around us. As a human, I value the ability to challenge one\u2019s viewpoint and be open to new ways of thinking. My classes are very discussion-based, where I will often [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":2,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}