Posts Tagged ‘art of teaching’
August 11 - Good Teaching: The Top 10 Requirements
By: Richard W. Leblanc, PhD in Philosophy of Teaching
One. Good teaching is as much about passion as it is about reason. It’s about motivating students not only to learn, but teaching them how to learn, and doing so in a manner that is relevant, meaningful and memorable. It’s about caring for your craft, having a passion for it and conveying that passion to everyone, but mostly importantly to your students.
October 2 - Understanding What You See Happening in Class
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Teaching and Learning
While conducting a class, even though teachers may be doing all or most of the talking, students communicate important nonverbal messages. They communicate these messages through facial expressions, body postures, and how they say what they say, as well as what actions they do or the skills they attempt to perform. Both novice and expert teachers see the same student responses, but expert teachers see in those responses something very different than novices see.
September 7 - Teaching Circles: Low-Cost, High-Impact Faculty Development
By: Barbara A. Mezeske in Faculty Development
Two years ago, a midcareer colleague in the mathematics department sent around an e-mail to all faculty at our college, inviting us to read a book with her. And as simply as that, a teaching circle was formed.
A teaching circle, the term we use at my institution, is simply a group of faculty interested in discussing teaching at regular intervals, ideally over food. As my colleague said, laughing, at our first meeting, “I need a support group, and everyone needs lunch!”…
