Jjenna Hupp Andrews
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Ask me Why I'm RAD: What are our assumptions of students’ cultural knowledge? Midwest Institute for International & Intercultural Education 22nd  Annual Conference, Ivy Tech Community College – April 2015

Abstract: We all come to class with assumptions. Students come with assumptions about the subject matter (this has nothing to do with my major!), about the assignments (They are going to be time-consuming.), and about us as the teacher (Ratemyprofessor gave her really bad reviews; this is going to be awful.). We, as teachers come to class with assumptions about the students as well; we expect them to have specific background knowledge and skills to succeed in our class. The question is, do they? Or maybe the more important question that should come before ‘do they have this background knowledge?” is “What exactly is this “background knowledge’ I expect students to have?” This interactive presentation explores ways we can examine our own assumptions concerning the knowledge and skills our students bring to our class, specifically the cultural knowledge and experiences, and how this knowledge (or lack of) affect not only our stated course objectives and outcomes, but also how our students are able to read and apply course content in ways that ensure academic success.
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      • Invisibility is a Superpower
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    • Pieta, Gaia
    • Victory of St Wilgefortis, St of Non-Binary & Trans People
    • Creativity in the Time of Covid 19
    • Suffer the little children series >
      • Suffer the Little Children...
      • Suffer the little children, COVID-19 Portrait Series
      • Suffer the little children... War/Refugee Portrait Series
      • Postcards from the forgotten edge of forever
    • SAY HER/HIS/THEIR NAME
    • Selected Artwork
    • Exhibitions >
      • Forms and Figures - 2025
      • Muskegon Museum of Art’s 95th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition
      • SAC's Upcycle Art in the Park - 2025
      • BBAC Michigan Fine Arts Competition -2024
      • Fiber Art Now - Excellence In Fibers IX
      • Fiber Art Now - Fiber Reimagined II - 2024
      • Creativity in the Time of Covid-19
      • Of Revolutions, Revelations, Resolutions (and of those left forgotten in between)
      • Mott Art Faculty Exhibition -GFAC
      • The 19th Amendment at 100
      • STATUS 2019
      • Flint City Artists 2019
      • Flint: More than Just Water, and Exhibition
      • ArtPATH Lansing 2018
      • Lifeblood
      • Artists Treading Water
      • Nomadic Boarderlands
      • Second Skin
      • All They Survey
      • Liminal
      • Touching Life
      • intervals…interfaces…interstices
  • Teaching
    • Teaching Philosophy >
      • Teaching Philosophy Essay
    • Courses >
      • Course Descriptions
    • Student Artwork >
      • Drawing 1
      • Two-Dimensional Design
      • Three-Dimensional Design
      • Sculpture
      • In the Studio
    • Professional Development
  • Publications
    • Published Exhibitions
    • Books >
      • Flint Water Crisis
      • Lost In Media
      • Dissertation
    • Articles
    • Presentations >
      • Inclusive Language in the Remote Learning Environment
      • The Water Within LAND Conference 2-7-19
      • Facing College: Engaging International and Immigrant Students through a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Storytelling Project.
      • Seek & Find: Connections
      • Contemporary Artists as Stewardship
      • Act! Do Something
      • Wangechi Mutu
      • Ask me Why I'm RAD
      • Exploring ‘My Place(s) in this World’
      • Watching a Revolution
    • Speaking Engagements >
      • Featured Artist Talk - Creativity in the Time of Covid-19
      • Multiple Identities, Two Cultures, One Voice: The Art & Activism of Contemporary Afro-Latina & Afro-Latinx-Q Artists
      • Don't tell me what to do: Creative Careers Vol. 1
      • The Aesthetic Lens: Engaging Sociopolitical Injustice Through Art
      • Artists Treading Water
      • Social Justice Speaker in Residence
    • Press >
      • Student Project
      • Donor Mural
    • CV
  • Blog