Following a teaching exchange between universities in the United Kingdom and the United States, we taught together for one term at the same university. Teaching together provided an opportunity for extended discussion, the collaborative nature of which produced an appraisal different from those in which authors independently report their experiences. We describe our perceptions of similarities and differences between the two university departments with regard to students, pedagogical approaches, and faculty issues.
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