Philosophy of Teaching

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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

Teaching Without a Self

Earlier in my teaching career, my first-day-of-class deck included a slide about my professional and personal history to build trust and transparency. I offered students

Brett Whysel June 30, 2025

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Lifting as We Climb: A Reflection on Mentorship, Growth, and Leadership in Nursing Education

I had the privilege of attending a nursing conference at Creighton University. From the moment the first keynote speaker began to share, I felt deeply

Maureen Hermann, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN June 13, 2025

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How You Can Habituate the Circular Model of Reflection: Before-Action, During-Action, After-Action, and Beyond-Action

As scholar-teachers, we know that the habit of reflection can be a powerful tool for workplace learning and performance, which can separate high-performance professionals from mediocre

Long Le, PhD April 25, 2025

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Can We Teach Talent? How Mindsets Can Foster Entrepreneurial Success

Can we teach entrepreneurship? This is a question that has vexed entrepreneurship scholars for generations, and it still is a question that is relevant today

Luan Valério April 4, 2025

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Student to Teacher: The Silent Transformation

Why did no one warn me? I was 25 years old, a second-year master’s student, standing in front of 70-plus undergraduates with my heart pounding

Carlie Cunningham February 19, 2025

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Being Genuine in the Classroom

A few weeks ago, I went to my daughter’s open house at her high school and had a chance to meet her teachers. One teacher

Douglas L. Howard, PhD January 17, 2025

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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning

Experiential learning is on the rise (Roberts & Welton 2022), perhaps because it can be a pathway to increased student engagement. But the term “experiential

Kathy Hansen, PhD January 8, 2025