RAVINDRA Palavalli-Nettimi​

My passion for teaching has led me to use novel interactive ways to make learning fun for students. I use gopollock.com or classtime.com to assess students' understanding with instant feedback. This ensures even shy students interact and give feedback. I strive to be inclusive and adapt to the varying needs of different students.

Florida International University awarded me the Rewarding Excellence in Teaching Incentives award 2022.  The RETI award recognizes faculty who are working to create learning-centered and inclusive classroom experiences. With almost 70 nominees, the selection process was competitive, consisting of blind reviews by 3 reviewers per application.

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My articles on pedagogy published in Teacherplus magazine
1. Learning to integrate, integrating to learn: An article and a lesson plan on how to integrate knowledge and learn beyond textbooks.
2. Learning to question and questioning to learn: An article and a lesson plan on how to learn by asking questions.

Lesson plans
1. Life on a tree. A lesson plan about biodiversity around plants and trees. Prepared for an NGO, HabitatSteppingStones.
2. What repels ants the most? A lesson plan was commissioned by the outreach committee of the Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University.

Guest lectures
Social media for scientists || FoPM lecture. The University of Tokyo. June 2023.
Hearing || Sensory Neurobiology. Florida International University. Spring 2022.
Animal migration || Intro to Animal Behavior. Florida International University. Spring 2021.
Territoriality || Intro to Animal Behavior. Florida International University. Spring 2021.
Animal Behavior lab (co-designed with Dr. Theobald). Florida International University. Spring 2021.
Animal navigation: sensorimotor cues, neural correlates, and behaviour || Neurobiology. Florida International University. Fall 2019.
How to script podcasts based on research papers. Florida International University. Fall 2019.