Assistant Director and Associate Professor

Dorothe Bach joined the Teaching Resouce Center staff full time in 2002. Born and raised in Germany, she received a M.A. in German Literature and Physical Education from the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg. She spent a year as DAAD Fellow at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem prior to coming to the University of Virginia where she earned a Ph.D. in German Literature. Her research and teaching interests in the literary filed include autobiographical and polemical writings, German Jewish literature and culture, as well as children's and young adult literature.

As an Associate Professor and Assistant Director at the Teaching Resource Center, Dorothe Bach directs the Excellence in Diversity Fellows Program, a nationally recognized early-career faculty Development Program. She also presents and organizes workshops, consults individually with faculty and TAs about their teaching, and undertakes a variety of other tasks designed to enhance teaching and faculty development at the University of Virginia.

Research interests linked to her work as a faculty developer concern a variety of early and mid-career faculty issues including diverse faculty retention, life satisfaction, interdisciplinary scholarship, and dual career couples. Specific teaching related interests include contemplative pedagogy, learning portfolios, interdisciplinary learning, community engagement and service learning, as well as intercultural learning.

Refereed Articles:

• Bach, D. (2011). Using Scholarly Online Communities to Empower Students. In: Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. Vol. 22, 2, 5-29.
• Bach, D. & Sorcinelli, M.D. (2010). Assessing Early Career Faculty Programs: The Case for 'Excellence in Diversity.' In: L. Nilson & J. Miller (Eds.) To Improve the Academy. Vol. 28. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 310-326.
• Bach, D. (2009). Using Course Portfolios to Promote Self-Reflection and Intentional Learning. In: Zubizaretta, J. The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning (2nd edition), San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 75-84, 321-324.
• Bach, D., Barnett, M., Fuentes J., & Frey, S. (2006). Promoting Intellectual Community and Professional Growth for a Diverse Faculty: The Excellence in Diversity Fellows Program at the University of Virginia. In: S. Chadwick-Blossey & D. R. Robertson (Eds.) To Improve the Academy. Vol. 24. Bolton, Massachusetts: Anker Publishing, 166-183.

Teaching Resource Center Publications:

• Bach, D. (2007). "The Learning Portfolio: Promoting Intentional Learning." In Teaching Concerns, Newsletter of the Teaching Resource Center, University of Virginia, Fall.
• Bach D. & Griffin J. (2001). "Actively Engaged or Overly Committed?" In Teaching Concerns, Newsletter of the Teaching Resource Center, University of Virginia, Fall.

Translation:

• Bach, D. & Haacke, S., trans. (2009), A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning by L. Dee Fink.

Recent Workshops:

• Course Design Institute (with Michael Palmer and Deandra Little), University of Virginia, 2011.
• The Learning Portfolio: Promoting Intentional and Purposeful Learning, Clemson University, 2010.
• Making It Work for Everyone: Teaching All Students Effectively (with various co-presenters) University of Virginia, 2003-present.
• Creating Significant Learning Experiences, Universität Bielefeld, TU Dresden & Universität Regensburg, Germany, 2006-present.
• Getting Connected: Strategies for Building Strong Mentoring Networks, (with Maggie Harden) University of Virginia, 2010.
• Creating Significant Study Abroad Experiences, (with Marva Barnett) University of Virginia, 2010.
• Beyond Time Management, University of Virginia, 2010-present.
• Peer observation of Teaching, Universität Bielefeld, Germany, 2010.
• Course Design Workshop for Instructional Designers, Universität Bielefeld, Germany, 2009.
• Designing Academic Community Engagement Courses (with Deandra Little), University of Virginia, 2009.
• Active Learning: Strategies for Engaging Students from Day One, TU Dresden, Germany, 2008.
• Teaching Portfolio: Reflecting and Documenting your Teaching, TU Dresden & Universität Regensburg, Germany, 2008.
  

Recent Conference Presentations:

• Using Scholarly Online Communities to Engage Students, Improving University Teaching Conference, Bielefeld, Germany, 2011.
• The Case for Excellence in Diversity: Lessons from an Assessment of an Early Career Faculty Program, Keeping out Faculties of Color Symposium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2010.
• Supporting Faculty in Educating Global Citizens (with Deandra Little and Andrew Kaufman), Professional and Organizational Development Network for Higher Education Conference, St. Louis, MS, 2010.
• Uncovering the Heart in Higher Education (with Virginia Lee, Lee Altier, and Bart Everson, Rick Muthiah, Matt Ouellett, Jo Schwader, & Njoki Wane), Professional and Organizational Development Network for Higher Education Conference, St. Louis, MS, 2010.
• Supporting Mid-career Women and Minority Faculty (with Deandra Little), Professional and Organizational Development Network for Higher Education Conference, Reno, NV, 2008.