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Starting with Philosophy: Examining Teaching Philosophy as a Starting Point for Improvement

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Finally, I place a strong emphasis on assessment as a tool for both learning and evaluation. If we simply took this philosophy of teaching and moved ahead into practice, I would imagine that through higher education our college and university classrooms would be much different.

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Starting with Philosophy: Examining Teaching Philosophy as a Starting Point for Improvement

Faculty Focus

Finally, I place a strong emphasis on assessment as a tool for both learning and evaluation. If we simply took this philosophy of teaching and moved ahead into practice, I would imagine that through higher education our college and university classrooms would be much different.

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Taking Grades (Stress) Out of Learning 

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In my mind, the purpose of learning was to get good grades. Grades were everythingsymbols of success and a source of validation. I continued this pattern in college, focused solely on grades and making my parents proud. To accompany this teaching philosophy, I adopt ungrading 2 in all my courses.

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Teaching Goal-Writing to All Students

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Many students do not understand the relationship between their everyday study habits and their final grade. Student evaluations. Since students in my courses have to write specific, positive goals, they might be more likely to be specific and positive in their evaluations. They have to exercise and eat healthy.

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Feedback as a Dialogue 

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How have my various experiences influenced my teaching philosophy, and which principles do I rely on to inform my interactions and collaboration with learners? As a bit of a too-long-didn’t-read (TLDR), I worked as a K-12 educator, an instructional developer, and a post-secondary instructor.

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Learning Outcomes for Instructors, Not Just Students

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None of these learning outcomes should be confused with statements used in semester-end student evaluation forms. Those statements, such as “The instructor conveyed course content clearly” and “The instructor graded fairly,” allow students to assess what the instructor has already done.

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Learning Outcomes for Instructors, Not Just Students

Faculty Focus

None of these learning outcomes should be confused with statements used in semester-end student evaluation forms. Those statements, such as “The instructor conveyed course content clearly” and “The instructor graded fairly,” allow students to assess what the instructor has already done.