CATARINA M LIBERATO
Student Feedback
Postgraduate Teaching Assistant | University College London (UCL), UK
Spring Term 2024​​​
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Key Concepts and Debates in Humanitarianism​
Student Feedback:
- Catarina’s seminars are by far the most engaging and informative out of all my subjects. Not only are the conversations positive and helpful, but also generally easy to express ourselves in. I have never counted the minutes until it ends (this is rare). - Xian
- Catarina is very adaptive and well-prepared for the seminars. When the class was not that prepared, she was still able to engage and teach the class. She is also very good at remembering names and make us feel that we can share our true thoughts.​ Anonymous
- These seminars were very interactive and allowed me to confidently engage with the class. Anonymous
- Very engaging and informative! I really enjoyed the seminars :) - Emma
- Catarina provided a comfortable and welcoming environment where I developed my debating and critical thinking skills by engaging with literature and other students - thank you!​ Anonymous
Visiting Assistant Lecturer | Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
November 2023​​
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Understanding Socioeconomic Inequality
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Student Feedback:
- Catarina's seminars were excellent. Loved her organisational skills and presentations. When you put your heart into anything, you can inspire many others. Anonymous
- The seminars were interactive and not boring. So interesting! Anonymous​
Assistant Lecturer | University of Kent, UK
Spring Term 2023
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Global Politics in Question​
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Student Feedback:
- It's a very welcoming atmosphere to let ideas and theories flourish. Anonymous
- Catarina made the global politics module worth taking. She is keen, kind and attentive, yet is a feisty and intelligent academic. - Cassandra M
- Thank you for your incredible teaching this term, without you I would have been seriously lost. I really value and appreciate all the hard work you put into our seminars; they were the only ones I actually enjoyed this year. - Paige
Overall
Student Feedback
In 1 or 2 words, Catarina's seminars were...​
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Stimulative
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Interactive
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So interesting
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Excellent
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Good
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Helpful, enjoyable
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Inciteful, comprehensive​
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Fun, insightful
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Interactive
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Extremely fun and engaging
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Challenging, thought-provoking
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Full of contextual discussions and dynamic
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Knowledgeable, Interactive, Encouraging
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A comfortable and welcoming environment where I felt I could speak my mind and debate with other students
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​How would you evaluate the seminars compared to others in your course of study? Please focus on the style, not on the topics being discussed.
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​Which hard skills do you think you have developed during the seminars?
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Analysis
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Readings analysis
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Presentation
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Critical thinking
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Developed understanding
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Develop plans and opinions, work under time pressure
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Confidence in debating, participation, breaking down the readings and interpreting personally the information
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Note-taking so readings become more memorable
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How to write a blog, laws and reinforcing what I learnt in class into my memory
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Better debating and analysis
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I think I've learnt to make quick plans and arguments (e.g. in debates/simulations)
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Which soft skills do you think you have developed during the seminars?
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Cooperation
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Critical thinking
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Better at interacting with opposite ideas
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Group work, presentation, open mind, respectable discussions
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Presentation, working together with different people
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Communication and listening
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On the spot thinking
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Debating
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Speaking up
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This overall student feedback is based on a voluntary and anonymous end-of-term survey (n=16).
