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Seidler Receives Award for Teaching Excellence
The Boston Society of Architects, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects, in accordance with the judgement of the BSA members of the AIA College of Fellows presented the 2009 Award for Teaching Excellence to Douglas Seidler for his commitment to excellence in architectural education and his contributions to the profession as a volunteer faculty member of the Boston Architectural College.
Seidler volunteered at the Boston Architectural College teaching the Masters A design studio for eight consecutive semesters from Fall 2004 through Spring 2009.
Seidler leads workshop at Suffolk's Center for Teaching Excellence
On April 7, 2009, Douglas Seidler led a workshop with Suffolk University's Center for Teaching Excellence.
Expanding your classroom through free web technology: A critical evaluation of teaching for understanding with integrated web media.
Through three case studies, this workshop evaluates the effectiveness three free web applications to expand the teaching classroom beyond traditional contact time.
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Seidler Wins Award of Excellence
Douglas Seidler's paper: Using SketchUp to Increase Understanding of Detailing, Material, and Assembly in Interior Design Education was awarded the Members Choice for Best Presentation at the Interior Design Educators Council 2009 Annual Conference in St. Louis, MO.
The paper explores introducing three-dimensional modeling as an integral component of the detailing process. In doing so, Seidler created a new learning environment where students visualize and understand the materials, assembly, design, and documentation of construction details.
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