Northern Arizona University

   

Faculty in the Department of Criminal Justice at NAU pride themselves on being intellectually stimulating, innovative, thoughtful, available, and approachable teachers. While stylistic variations inevitably exist, students will typically encounter faculty who approach teaching through a creative process of active student engagement with course materials. Gone are the days of straight lecture, a failed method of force-feeding information to students who are expected to regurgitate what they’ve memorized come exam day. In its place is a far more active, student-focused pedagogy that requires greater involvement from the students themselves in their own learning process. To make certain they remain atop their professions when it comes to teaching, our faculty frequently attends professional development seminars where the latest innovations in effective teaching methods are presented. Student evaluations indicate they are extremely pleased with the student-centered approach.