David Gooblar

David Gooblar

University of Iowa

David Gooblar is associate professor of English and director of general education literature at the University of Iowa. His books include One Classroom at a Time: How Better Teaching Can Make College More Equitable (Harvard University Press, 2025) and The Missing Course: Everything They Never Taught You About College Teaching (HUP, 2019). 

Featured Resources

Better teaching podcast featuring David Gooblar

Campus Talks: Teaching strategies to get students reading and speaking up in class

A champion of active learning shares ways to create more equitable classrooms, build students’ trust and support academic skills development

David Gooblar, Eliza Compton

University of Iowa