A Teaching Philosophy Journey: Peeling Back the Layers
How do you find your teaching philosophy? How do get to the core of your teaching beliefs and summarize it in a teaching philosophy statement?
Faculty Focus
October 15, 2021
HIGHER ED TEACHING STRATEGIES FROM MAGNA PUBLICATIONS
Philosophy of Teaching
Increase Faculty Resilience with Co-regulation Skills
Think back to the day you were hired as a faculty member—whether tenured, full-time, or adjunct. What did you feel? Many would say excitement, eagerness,
Michele Poulos
February 1, 2023
Questions: Why Do They Matter?
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on September 26, 2016. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. In his Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
Patty Kohler-Evans, EdD
January 13, 2023
Embracing the Silence
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on December 17, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. First snowflakes of the season today. Winter is settling
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
December 21, 2022
Taking Time to Refresh, Recharge, and Recommit
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on May 17, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. I continue to worry that we devalue the affective
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
December 16, 2022
Appreciating Our Colleagues
This article first appeared in Maryellen Weimer’s blog in November 2009. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. I appreciate what my colleagues do for me. I
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
November 23, 2022
Does Your Teaching-Learning Philosophy Align with Your Teaching?
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on December 10, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. There’s a new book out called Activating a Teaching-Learning Philosophy.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
November 11, 2022
Everything Old is New Again: Rethinking the Socratic Method for the 21st Century
My professional career centers around helping educators create engaging learning environments for their students. Often, that entails uncovering how best to use the available educational
Jeremy Van Hof, PhD
June 6, 2022
The Power of We
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on May 1, 2013. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Being a college professor sometimes feels lonely. Yes, we have
Dorothy Leone
May 20, 2022
You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup: Nurturing Ourselves to Support our Students
Lalah Delia, writer, teacher, advocate for holistic living and wellbeing, is credited with saying, “Focusing on taking care of yourself and doing the best you
Patty Kohler-Evans, EdD
April 20, 2022
Teaching with Paradox: A Pedagogical Strategy for Thriving in the Pandemic Classroom
As we begin another semester in which pandemic stress activates fight or flight responses, we may ask ourselves, Will we find a way in which
Long Le, PhD
April 8, 2022