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Edmiston joins ranks of EHE faculty honored for teaching skills
Brian Edmiston
Given his professional interest in drama as an educational tool, it should come as no surprise that Brian Edmiston's impact on those he teaches is nothing short of dramatic. Edmiston, associate professor of teaching and learning in the College of Education and Human Ecology, has worked to shape elementary school teachers, both in the university setting and in elementary schools internationally.
Ohio State recognized his influence by awarding him a prestigious Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching this spring.
Students of every age -- from six years old to seasoned classroom teachers -- praise him for his knowledge and his equally profound interpersonal skill. "Dr. Edmiston is one of a kind," said an elementary school teacher in whose classroom Edmiston had worked. "His way of teaching and positive influence have helped me to change my views of teaching and learning both in the school walls and out."
And it's not just Edmiston's students who express this level of appreciation for his expertise. He is a frequent speaker and presenter at international conferences and was instrumental in securing the recent partnership between the Royal Shakespeare Company and Ohio State that will bring the plays of Shakespeare to new life in central Ohio. He is the author of two widely read and referenced books.
He joins 53 education and human ecology colleagues who have received the university's highest honors for faculty teaching since 1969.
"Dr. Edmiston has a unique and hands-on way of instructing," noted one of his graduate students. "He also seems to care very much about his students and has the most compassion for his profession that I have seen among all the instructors I have had at Ohio State."
Edmiston is a college alumnus, having received a Ph.D. in education in 1991. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Bristol in England and master's from the University of Newcastle in England.
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