Dr. Jennifer Webb Receives the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence!

The award is one of the most important and prestigious traditions at UNC Charlotte. It honors outstanding tenured teachers on our campus and provides an example of the University’s commitment to excellence in teaching. For more information about the award:

https://teachingaward.uncc.edu/

Here is what was shared about Dr. Webb on the website about the finalists: When engaging with students, Webb strives for respect, fairness, transparency and authenticity. She considers her classroom a space where students are co-creators in the process of learning with the goal of enhancing student motivation and learning. “I do not believe in lecturing at students,” said Webb. “I view the classroom as a creative space for our collective wisdom to dynamically unfold through lively exchanges in which we can comfortably debate the merits of multiple sides of an issue. Engaging this critical lens supports students’ consciousness-raising capacities and cognitive flexibility as personal resources.”

She also uses group projects and assignments around community engagement and advocacy themes to “advance students’ ability to synergize their collective personal strengths in a meaningful way to help strengthen campus or community resources.”