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Flip Your Back-to-School Night

Catlin Tucker

Quick Introduction – My Teaching Philosophy. I introduce myself to parents and share my teaching philosophy. I emphasize that the way students communicate is changing and that directly impacts how I approach the design of our class. This is how I flip my Back-to-School Night. This is a favorite with parents!

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Feedback as a Dialogue 

Faculty Focus

How have my various experiences influenced my teaching philosophy, and which principles do I rely on to inform my interactions and collaboration with learners? Additionally, I strive to cultivate learner independence through tailored learning experiences and encourage collaborative settings along with effective communication.

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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning

Faculty Focus

To give just two examples, close reading activities and class discussions might be neither experiential nor applied, but they each offer pedagogical benefits by building up students skills within their discipline. Communication Education 66 (4): 42339. Kathy Hansen, Ph.D., References Association of Experiential Education.

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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning

Faculty Focus

To give just two examples, close reading activities and class discussions might be neither experiential nor applied, but they each offer pedagogical benefits by building up students skills within their discipline. Communication Education 66 (4): 42339. Kathy Hansen, Ph.D., References Association of Experiential Education.

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Developing Your Approach to Generative AI

Scholarly Teacher

Introduction Generative AI in higher education has been widely discussed following the record-breaking uptake of ChatGPT in November 2022 (Dwivedi et al., Throughout this piece, discussion/reflection questions are highlighted with green text. They are also found in the Discussion Questions section for easy access.

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Transforming Adult Students into Scholars

Edsurge

Then they read and discuss a poem, “What You Missed that Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade,” which starts like this: Mrs. Nelson explained how to stand still and listen to the wind, how to find meaning in pumping gas, how peeling potatoes can be a form of prayer. She’s trying to show them her teaching philosophy, she explains.

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Religion Is a Taboo Topic. I Discuss It in My Classroom Anyway.

Edsurge

When I asked my mentor why, she explained, "This is a public school, and we are not allowed to discuss religion, sex, or politics." Discovering a New Perspective Everything changed during my second year of teaching when I enrolled in a multicultural education course as part of my M.Ed. At first, I adhered to these guidelines.