Beyond Content: Teaching for a Better World

June 24, 2025 | 2:00 PM ET

Teaching the whole student means designing classrooms that prepare students to be technical experts and also to be good citizens in the world. Join us for an insightful webinar exploring what it means to teach the whole student in today’s educational landscape. Our featured presenters, Dr. Bryan Dewsbury, an experienced introductory STEM instructor, and Dr. Dharma Dailey, a science education researcher, will delve into the scholarship and the praxis of humanist approaches in the classroom, emphasizing how digitally-enabled, evidence-based teaching practices can foster both academic excellence and personal growth.

Discover how educators can design digital learning environments that not only equip students with technical expertise but also prepare them to be thoughtful, engaged citizens. Through a blend of research and real-world examples, this session will highlight strategies for fostering both academic excellence and ethical responsibility in STEM education. By embedding evidence-based and humanistic practices into digital pedagogy, educators can help students develop critical thinking, ethical awareness, and the social and emotional skills needed to thrive as responsible global citizens. Whether you are an educator, administrator, or education researcher, this webinar will offer valuable perspectives on integrating humanist principles into your teaching practice.

Workshop Leaders

Dr. Bryan Dewsbury

Associate Professor of Biology | Florida International University>

Dr. Bryan Dewsbury is an Associate Professor of Biology at Florida International University (FIU). He is the Principal Investigator of the Science Education And Society (SEAS) research program, which blends research on the social context of teaching and learning, faculty development of inclusive practices, and programming in the cultivation of equity in education. He is an Associate Director of the STEM Transformational Institute where he directs the Division of Transformative Education. He is also a Fellow with the John N. Gardner Institute where he assists institutions of higher education cultivate best practices in inclusive education. Dewsbury grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and immigrated to the United States in 1999. He received a BS in biology from Morehouse College and an MS and PhD in biology from FIU.

Dr. Dharma Dailey

Assistant Teaching Professor | University of Washington>

Dr. Dharma Dailey conducts empirical research at the intersection of human-centered design and data science, focusing on collaboration practices, structures, and resources that foster high-quality science and pro-social outcomes. Having mentored over 20 data science teams, she emphasizes the integration of human-centered practices to improve processes and results. Dr. Dailey actively engages with educators to share strategies for teaching and learning Data for Good. Her current research interests stem from her PhD mixed methods study on the role of social media in crisis-affected communities, reflecting her long-standing commitment to community-based design and advocacy since the 1990s.

Dr. Christine Latulippe

Visiting Associate Professor | Linfield University>

Dr. Christine Latulippe is a Visiting Associate Professor at Linfield University. Throughout her faculty experiences at a public Hispanic-serving institution and at a private liberal arts college, Christine has promoted equity and worked to advance inclusive excellence, facilitating learning that applies to and enriches the lives of preservice and in-service teachers alike. Many students have never known how strong their mathematical skills are because they were never given permission to share their own strategies and come to their own understanding of mathematical concepts. Christine strives to change that experience, allowing for student success and opening doors to populations who may not have yet recognized themselves as part of higher education communities.