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...Storytelling offers a range of expressive possibilities that are simply not available in straight narrative discourse,” says Preceptor in Expository Writing Kate Chadbourne. Though Chadbourne’s affiliation with Harvard is primarily that of an Expos teacher, her work extends into numerous other fields. She is a teacher of modern Irish, a poet, a folklorist, a musician who plays the piano, the flute, and the harp, and, most of all, a storyteller—a medium in which all of her other interests and talents come to fruition. Born in Saco, Maine...
...encouraged to teach, and we certainly prefer that tenured faculty teach as many undergraduate courses as possible.But when Harvard does not have a faculty member best suited to a course, there is no shame in turning to one of the best teachers in the world. In these cases, preceptors could still encourage professors to lecture as guests, but under the guidance of someone who can ensure the smooth administration of the overall course and its vision. Such a system would have the additional benefit of increasing faculty-student interaction by freeing up professors to teach smaller courses in which they...
...Preceptor in Expository Writing Kate A. Chadbourne has lived and worked at both institutions. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard, but did her undergraduate work at BC, and recognizes BC’s success: “Boston College has great arms out into the Irish community,” she says...
...Michele S. Jaffe’s ’91 freshman writing preceptor had gotten her way, Jaffe’s literary career would have started and ended with an uninspiring D in Expos 20. Luckily, Jaffe found her own explanation for her instructor’s criticism...
...Twenty students a year is not enough,” she says. “The bulk of the students that showed up were not interested in performing. They wanted to improve their public speaking...to use their voice professionally.”Luciana Herman, an Expository Writing preceptor and the Quincy House resident tutor in writing, is one instructor who has taken the initiative to incorporate public speaking into her Expos course.“Once you learn how to talk on your feet, you’re also leaning how to think on your feet...