Hi! I'm Tyler Klaskow, a philosophy instructor at Mott Community College in Flint, MI. I also organize and coach our Ethics Bowl team. My favorite thing about teaching at Mott is serving the Flint and Genesee County community. I love teaching philosophy because it is really fun and studying philosophy is beneficial to my students in so many ways!
I have just finished my third year at Mott. Prior to teaching here I was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI and an Adjunct Professor at Grand Rapids Community College. I did my Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky where I studied and wrote on philosophical method in early 20th Century German philosophy (I promise it is more interesting than it sounds!).
The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically changed teaching and learning at Mott Community College and around the country. Teaching and learning in an entirely online mode is difficult in any discipline, but particularly challenging in philosophy since philosophy is conducted dialogically. That is, philosophy happens IN conversation. Having those conversations in an entirely online format is challenging. Fortunately, I was already in the process of building out our capacity for teaching philosophy online when the crisis started. I'm still looking for new ways to innovate in online teaching but I am now approved to teach three of our philosophy classes online: PHIL 101- Introduction to Philosophy, PHIL 103- Critical Thinking, and PHIL 295- Ethics. Critical Thinking and Ethics are especially difficult during this crisis because of the proliferation of conspiracy theories about the Coronavirus and the need for skillful ethical deliberation for allocating scarce resources and balancing competing ethical demands associated with recovering from the crisis. As we progress into Fall 2020 I will be seeking approval to teach PHIL 190- Logic and PHIl 251- Religious Worldviews in an entirely online mode so that all of our core course offerings in PHIL can be conducted remotely and asynchronously. Having fully online offerings in Philosophy is in the best interests of Mott students and the college as the crisis progresses and the future beyond the crisis because it gives us the flexibility to fit student needs and demands.
In order to better serve students I am also finding ways for philosophy to become a better partner to other disciplines on campus. By finding ways to optimally integrate philosophy into guided pathways across campus we are building an exciting future for philosophy at Mott.
Check out the rest of my site (especially the PHIL media) and contact me using the contact section if you have any questions!
I have just finished my third year at Mott. Prior to teaching here I was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI and an Adjunct Professor at Grand Rapids Community College. I did my Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky where I studied and wrote on philosophical method in early 20th Century German philosophy (I promise it is more interesting than it sounds!).
The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically changed teaching and learning at Mott Community College and around the country. Teaching and learning in an entirely online mode is difficult in any discipline, but particularly challenging in philosophy since philosophy is conducted dialogically. That is, philosophy happens IN conversation. Having those conversations in an entirely online format is challenging. Fortunately, I was already in the process of building out our capacity for teaching philosophy online when the crisis started. I'm still looking for new ways to innovate in online teaching but I am now approved to teach three of our philosophy classes online: PHIL 101- Introduction to Philosophy, PHIL 103- Critical Thinking, and PHIL 295- Ethics. Critical Thinking and Ethics are especially difficult during this crisis because of the proliferation of conspiracy theories about the Coronavirus and the need for skillful ethical deliberation for allocating scarce resources and balancing competing ethical demands associated with recovering from the crisis. As we progress into Fall 2020 I will be seeking approval to teach PHIL 190- Logic and PHIl 251- Religious Worldviews in an entirely online mode so that all of our core course offerings in PHIL can be conducted remotely and asynchronously. Having fully online offerings in Philosophy is in the best interests of Mott students and the college as the crisis progresses and the future beyond the crisis because it gives us the flexibility to fit student needs and demands.
In order to better serve students I am also finding ways for philosophy to become a better partner to other disciplines on campus. By finding ways to optimally integrate philosophy into guided pathways across campus we are building an exciting future for philosophy at Mott.
Check out the rest of my site (especially the PHIL media) and contact me using the contact section if you have any questions!