The committee met to review the nomination forms, recognizing a minimum of five aspects of instructional excellence, five student signatures and a recommendation letter from the department chair. His four separate nomination forms submitted by various students in various degree programs seemed to emphasize his ability to affect the lives of his students. It is to the entire student body who recognizes his excellence in teaching. Bodle is still in disbelief about receiving the award and feels very humbled to give the acceptance speech. As he realized the news was real, he came close to glowing with joy.
Students respond to and benefit from that kind of commitment.
Bodle feels his teaching style has really changed since his first two years here as an adjunct. The students I had as an adjunct really wouldn't recognize me now. I lecture much less, which I feel makes for a much more engaging class. He emphasized the fact that he pays very close attention to the course evaluation and finds that some of his most useful activities students have suggested. Bodle is very interested in the study of memory, especially in older adults.