To Teach is to Learn Twice | Dan Holland
Channel: Empower Teaching
Date: 06/01/2021

To Teach is to Learn Twice
As Joseph Joubert affirmed, “to teach is to learn twice.” Exceptional teaching necessitates continuous learning of the “what” and the “how” of instruction. Teachers spend much of their time mastering their understanding of their chosen field by researching theories and applications. However, of equal importance, teachers must persistently learn how to guide students through the learning process.

The Learn Twice initiative was conceived and instigated in the Huntsman School of Business in 2017. The purpose of Learn Twice is to develop a learning community that will assist faculty in discovering and refining the “how” of teaching. This is accomplished by encouraging collaboration, sharing, and innovation among teachers, students, and other stakeholders.

For example, the Learn Twice website is a curation of teaching materials and strategies from a wide variety of online sources. The Learn Twice team, consisting of faculty and students, seeks out relevant content, provides an easily digestible summary, and includes a link to the original resource. On the site, users can quickly search through news stories, cases, exercises, and video clips that may be relevant to business courses. They can also find summaries of teaching strategies, methods, and assessments that may improve their teaching skills.

Dan Holland
Dan Holland is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. Dan’s research centers on entrepreneurial decision-making, persistence, ethics, and pedagogy. Dan has taught a variety of entrepreneurship and strategy courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University and his MBA and BS in engineering from Brigham Young University. Prior to joining academe, he worked for a dozen years in engineering, marketing, and management roles in the high-tech industry. Dan is married and has five children. His interests include traveling with his family, sports, and people watching.