Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There’s a new book out called Activating a Teaching-Learning Philosophy. The word “activating” caught my attention. To me that says “doing something about your teaching-learning philosophy.” Unfortunately, our current use of teaching philosophy statements doesn’t usually contain that expectation.

Teaching Philosophy 122

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Learning 122

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

At poetry readings in particular, I lean into the words that a poet shares before or after reading each poem. That means the instructor can also cut in with a note to pay special attention to some detail or theme in the next section. Paratext helps me connect with and make sense of the poem.

Teaching 191

Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 191

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There’s a new book out called Activating a Teaching-Learning Philosophy. The word “activating” caught my attention. To me that says “doing something about your teaching-learning philosophy.” Unfortunately, our current use of teaching philosophy statements doesn’t usually contain that expectation.

Teaching Philosophy 97

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Learning 97

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

A dozen or so students are gathered virtually in a Zoom room, inhaling and exhaling and summoning their attention for a brisk lunchtime lesson filled with music and poetry. It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. They want to read and write and think. What a joy, to be—for an hour—in one place.”

Students 178

Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 178

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Such experiences can help engage and enthuse students to be attentive to related material in the rest of the course, and students who perceive their instructors as more authentic indicate higher levels of learning and understanding (Johnson & LaBelle 2017).

Instructors 111

Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Such experiences can help engage and enthuse students to be attentive to related material in the rest of the course, and students who perceive their instructors as more authentic indicate higher levels of learning and understanding (Johnson & LaBelle 2017).

Instructors 104

Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 104

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

It’s often said that teaching and learning doesn’t always take place in the classroom—some of the most important lessons are learned on the playground, in the street, on the job or somewhere else. The same is true for educators, whose teaching philosophies are often shaped by moments that happened when they weren't in front of the classroom.

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Coaching English Students Teaching Philosophy 148