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.

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Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Learning 122

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.

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Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Learning 97

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Given that YouTube continues to be chocked full of educational videos that are often accessible and custom-captioned, perhaps we don’t have to reinvent the wheel or become DIY videographers to find an approach to video-based learning that matches our teaching philosophy?

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Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 191

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).

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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).

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Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 104

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. She’s trying to show them her teaching philosophy, she explains.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 14, 2025

Thats easier said than done in a career where you devote your time and attention to your students! Remember why you got into teaching in the first place, and embrace your teaching philosophy instead of getting buried under administrative duties.

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Teachers Teaching Philosophy Grades Assignments 52