In preparing for a lecture聽about聽dueling Nordic poets, CU Boulder Professor Benjamin Teitelbaum聽was reminded聽of a modern rap battle.聽 Not one to miss an opportunity to reach his students, Teitelbaum searched for and found a聽(French) rap battle to play for his Scandinavian Studies class.聽 Such an entertaining class session is not an isolated incident for his Nordic Studies students.聽聽Teitelbaum聽constantly searches for聽traces of historic Nordic lore in modern society.聽 For example,聽if he finds a聽Swedish or Norwegian commercial to be particularly emblematic of Nordic culture, he may include it in a PowerPoint lecture.
Teitelbaum聽has been teaching at CU Boulder for two years now, and this spring,聽students in Scandinavian Studies 2201, Introduction to Modern Nordic Culture and Society,聽nominated聽him for an ASSETT Teaching with Technology Award.聽 麻豆淫院聽praised Teitelbaum's inclusion of聽the clips of films that聽help illustrate聽Nordic society.聽 麻豆淫院 also praised his聽clicker questions.聽 Teitelbaum says that he quizzes students with clickers so that he can聽take聽the, "Opportunity to have an instant discussion," with the class about a topic.
Next year,聽Teitelbaum聽hopes to incorporate clips from the NBC sitcom Welcome to Sweden into class.聽 Finally,聽he returns the compliment: "We have wonderful students,"聽Teitelbaum says of CU Buffs.
