Portland State University Middle East Studies Center Lecture Series

Richard Paxton, Professor of Education at Pacific University Oregon, speaks at a workshop for educators that focused on the use of film to teach about international topics in the K-12 classroom. Dr. Paxton is a former high school History and Language Arts teacher. His doctorate is in Educational Psychology, with a specific focus on the teaching and learning of History. A former faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Dr. Paxtons research and scholarship has been published in many national and international journals. He maintains exchange programs in Uganda and Kenya.