One of the reasons I went into academia is my love of teaching. I am lucky enough to have taught at three universities (Rutgers University-Newark, Fordham University, and Bridgewater State University), both in-person and online classes. I try to keep things interesting, with a focus on class discussion and small projects to help students take what they learn and explore how it can be used.
My teaching is focused on praxis: taking the research and theory I am presenting and showing the ways that it can be used in the nonprofit world. I also have explored how to use media as an educational medium, a topic I have presented on at the Teaching Public Administration Conference and the Northeastern Conference on Public Administration. I currently use the TV show The Good Place as a case study in my Administrative Ethics class.
One simulation I use, an advocacy simulation, provides students with an experience of running a nonprofit organization in crisis, and the complex situations that nonprofits deal with. You can download a copy of it here:
The classes I have taught include:
BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY (Including most recent syllabi)
Social Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity (Undergraduate)
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
- Nonprofit Management Online (Undergraduate & MPA)
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE
- Leadership and Macropractice I (MSW): Fall 2017
- Supervision and Staff Development (Online-MSW): Spring 2018
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION
- Introduction to Public Administration (Undergraduate): Fall 2016
- Administrative Ethics (Online-MPA): Fall 2015
- Public Service as Responsible Citizenship (Undergraduate): Summer 2015, Spring 2016
My presentations around teaching include:
- Meyer, S.J. (2019) “Spreadsheets Aren’t Scary: Teaching Quantitative Skills Through Budgeting”, Southeastern Massachusetts Quantitative Engagement & Literacy Conference, Bridgewater, MA
- Warner, L., Hamidullah, M., Meyer, S.J., Lulejian, A. (2016) “Teaching Public Administration in a Multimedia World” Presented at the NECoPA conference, Harrisburg, PA
- Meyer, S.J. (2016) “Using YouTube as an Educational Tool” Presented at the Teaching Public Administration Conference, Newark, NJ