Overview

I am committed to the education of future generations especially in the maths and sciences. Learning how and why our world works can be an amazing experience. In addition to the direct influence I may have as a teacher, I am proud of the indirect influence cognitive science can have on education. By better understanding how students learn and apply knowledge, we can develop better curriculae

Research Methods

During the Spring 2007 semester, I taught two lab sections of the P211: Research Methods in Psychology class at Indiana University. The class is designed to introduce students to the core concepts that guide scientific practices in psychology. This includes the basics of the scientific method, basic experimental design, and writing APA style reports. Check out the syllabus

Reviews

I am including all the the handwritten anonymous comments from my class reviews. My ratings from the classes were in the 70th percentile of instructors at Indiana University.

"What did you like most about the course and/or the instructor?"
• "I liked the freedom of designing my own designs. Eric was always free to answer my questions anytime of the day. He is the only reason I should be able to obtain an 'A' in this course."
• "Eric: smart, personable, good communication"
• "Well-prepared, worked hard to help students when they needed it"
• "The teacher was very helpful and easily available. He was clear with what he wanted"
• "Very helpful with answering questions"
• "He helped us whenever we needed it and clarified lecture material in lab"
• "He was very helpful and trusted that students knew what they were doing. He had faith in s understanding."
• "The instructor (Eric) works so hard and he is motivated about teaching this course. I often felt bad for him for having to grade all the papers."

"What did you like least about the course and/or the instructor?"
• "This class seemed like a lot of work for 2 credits. It seemed to go way too fast."
• "Eric: a bit dry - perhaps too little material for class length"
• "Little to no reason to attend class after a certain point"
• "It was boring"
• "The instructor was great, but the students in the discussion section were not at all willing to participate. That really hurt the class."
• "Some readings were way too wordy, hard to understand & boring."
• "The course itself is demanding"

General comments
• "Overall the course was great, however it seemed like a lot of work for a 2 credit class, which isn't Eric's fault. In the future I feel the class could go faster"
• "The instructor was very informative, and helpful. I didn't like all the material and going to two classes."

Princeton Review

While pursuing my undergradute degrees, I worked as an instructor for the Princeton Review teaching test preparation courses. I taught courses for GMAT, SAT, SAT 2: math, ACT, & GRE. I was also an instructor trainer for GMAT. GMAT was my favorite class because the students were the most motivated. Most of them had been working for years and decided to go to business school to expand their career opportunities.