I believe that educators should collaborate across disciplines, that problem solving and mental processes of inquiry are valuable in all fields of study and that all areas of life deserve scrutiny.
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I like learning and discovering new things. Teaching is one of the best strategies for learning. When we teach something, the process of developing learning strategies for others provides opportunities for deep exploration of content.
My instruction is closely aligned with cognitive psychology. I think everyone is a person of value and we all come to learning activities with prior knowledge and the influence of past experiences. My goal is always to facilitate learning that begins where someone is and moves them to a better place.
I hope my students gain a deeper understanding of the content in the course; strategies for applying the what is learned in the course, and a commitment to improve the educational opportunities for all persons we come into contact with.
My wife and I have 5-year-old twins. I know firsthand how challenging it can be to participate in university educational activities along with work and family responsibilities.
Roger B. Hill is a Professor of Workforce Education in the Mary Frances Early College of Education at the University of Georgia. He has also served as Department Head for Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education for the past eight years. His teaching responsibilities are in the area of Engineering and Technology Education. He holds an undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University and a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University. Dr. Hill received a Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Tennessee with a major in Technological and Adult Education.
Dr. Hill’s professional experience includes four years teaching at Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh, North Carolina and 14 years on the faculty of Hiwassee College in Madisonville, Tennessee where he was Professor of Technology Education and Coordinator of Academic Computing. He joined the faculty at the University of Georgia in 1993. He also has worked as a consultant to private industry and as the Coordinator of Curriculum Development for the Electrical Training Alliance National Training Institute (NTI) in Ann Arbor, MI each summer. The NTI is a train-the-trainer program for IBEW Journeyman electrician apprentice trainers.
Dr. Hill’s research agenda focuses on work attitudes and affective characteristics necessary for work success in the 21st century, and applications of coding and robotics to enhance early learning in K-5 classrooms. Dependability, initiative, and interpersonal skills are largely shaped in early years of human development and confidence with STEM content emerges from positive experiences facilitated in elementary classroom environments.