{"196901":{"#nid":"196901","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Kirkman Honored with Eichholz Teaching Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Kirkman\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/strong\u003E, has been named a recipient of a 2013 Geoffrey Eichholz Teaching Award for his innovative work in converting his ethics classes to problem-based learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKirkman\u0027s decision to reformat his classes \u0022shows a deep concern on his part with effective teaching and learning, tailored not only to the material, but also to the student\u2019s needs. His reflexive awareness of his classroom and his determination mid-career to invest considerable time in retooling himself to provide his students with a superior course ... should be commended,\u0022 wrote \u003Cstrong\u003EDiana Hicks\u003C\/strong\u003E, chair of the \u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/strong\u003E, in her letter of nomination.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKirkman\u0027s work in redesigning his ethics classes is part of a broader initiative of the Center for Ethics and Technology. The initiative is working to establish Georgia Tech as a center of innovation in ethics education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Ethics education is and should be an essential part of preparing students for work as professionals in any field,\u0022 says Kirkman of his teaching perspective. \u0022Engineers, for example, may think of themselves as focused primarily on finding technical solutions to technical problems, but they are always doing so in a social context, working with and for other people. This means that they will always, at the same time, be called upon to recognize and resolve human problems, ethical problems.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in 2005 through a gift from School of Mechanical Engineering Regents\u2019 Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Eichholz, this annual award recognizes faculty who provide outstanding teaching to students in core and general education undergraduate courses. Recipients receive $5,000 per year for three years.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Kirkman\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/strong\u003E, has been named a recipient of a 2013 Geoffrey\u0026nbsp;Eichholz Teaching Award for his innovative work in converting his\u0026nbsp;ethics classes to problem-based learning.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27663","created_gmt":"2013-03-05 11:37:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:48","author":"Rebecca Rolfe","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-03-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-03-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"196911":{"id":"196911","type":"image","title":"Robert Kirkman","body":null,"created":"1449179906","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:58:26","changed":"1475894848","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:28","alt":"Robert Kirkman","file":{"fid":"196446","name":"robertkirkman_200x300.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/robertkirkman_200x300_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/robertkirkman_200x300_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":23884,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/robertkirkman_200x300_0.jpg?itok=iHj-AxV3"}}},"media_ids":["196911"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/awards\/EichholzAward","title":"Eichholz Award"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1496","name":"Ethics"},{"id":"9936","name":"Robert Kirkman"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}