Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Whether a feature film or an instructional video, the ‘80s and ‘90s were a ‘press-play’ culture that expected students to sit still, absorb and retain, while the educator sat in the back grading. An assigned video may be a personal favorite of the instructor, but to students, it’s new, and not necessarily of interest.

Teaching 191

Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 191

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

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.

Grades 91

Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 91

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

In the spirit of that acknowledgment, I’ve started developing my own list of instructor learning outcomes. 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. New York, NY: Dutton.

Learning Outcomes 64

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 64

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

In the spirit of that acknowledgment, I’ve started developing my own list of instructor learning outcomes. 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. New York, NY: Dutton.

Learning Outcomes 59

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 59

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The best student goals have little to do with the instructors. If the students wrote goals and were given ways to achieve them, and if the instructor mentioned the course objectives every week, would the students see their part in learning differently? I have made teaching goal-writing to my students my new goal.

Writing 116

Writing Teaching Assignments Essay 116

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

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. How have my various experiences influenced my teaching philosophy, and which principles do I rely on to inform my interactions and collaboration with learners? online chat, discussion boards).

Feedback 111

Feedback Secondary Education Teaching Philosophy Assignments 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But the exercise also determined that flipped learning wasn’t just another teaching strategy competing with other models, such as project- or mastery-based learning, but rather a kind of bait to get instructors interested in broader teaching philosophies.

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Lecturing Learning Teaching Philosophy Active Learning 155