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
Philosophy of Teaching
Believing, Teaching, and Evolving Pedagogy Beyond the Pandemic: Lessons from Ted Lasso
As a faculty member in a graduate program in educational leadership, I underestimated how the pandemic would impact my teaching—and change the way I approached
Tiffany J. Cresswell-Yeager, PhD
June 14, 2023
Reflecting on Your First Day of Teaching
An interesting exercise we do during our faculty development program is reminisce about the very first day we taught as a teacher. It might be
Jayanti Dutta
April 14, 2023
Starting with Philosophy: Examining Teaching Philosophy as a Starting Point for Improvement
Faculty members need a philosophy of teaching statement when applying for jobs and throughout their time in higher education. Yes, ChatGPT could write it and
Peter J. Stapleton
April 7, 2023
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
