U.VA. FACULTY TO OFFER CANDID APPRAISALS OF TEACHING

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 2 -- Four University of Virginia
faculty will share their thoughts about teaching during a panel
discussion Nov. 9 at U.Va.Ős Curry School of Education.  The
presentation will begin at 1 p.m. in Ruffner Hall auditorium.
	Edward L. Ayers, professor of history; Margo A. Figgins,
associate professor of education and director of the U.Va.Ős Writers
Workshop, Tanya H. Furman, assistant professor of environmental
sciences; and Steven L. Nock, professor of sociology, will discuss
why they believe they are effective teachers.  Ayers, Figgins and
Furman have been honored recently with outstanding teaching awards.
	The panelists will discuss what they like most about
teaching, what they like least and how they balance their teaching
commitments with publishing and research pressures.
	The presentation is part of the on-going Curry Forum on
Educational Issues, an interdisciplinary course that probes current
topics related to teaching.
	The presentation is open to the public.
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November 1, 1994