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
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Philosophy of Teaching
Want to Do Better Work? Just Say No
“Because most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time and more tranquility. Ask yourself
Brett Whysel July 10, 2024
Thinking about What Happened. . .
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on June 27, 2018 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. When a discussion didn’t go anywhere.When a group couldn’t seem
Maryellen Weimer, PhD June 7, 2024
The Courage to Piece Back the Broken Paradox in Higher Education: Our Inner Work Can Change the Outer World
In my (re)reading of Parker Palmer’s The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life (1997) and its iterations, it becomes more
Long Le, PhD April 10, 2024
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