Teaching philosophy
Thoughts on Learning listenI am sure that the teacher must appreciate his students. They deserve respectfulness and understanding that must be reciprocal. Students are formed personalities which you need to treat like adults. If so, then they will act like adults. Students clearly need to understand what they are learning, how, why and for what. The teacher must always control the volume of given information for different subjects and students.
Teaching Goals
My teaching goals are:
not just to give my students the knowledge, but to inspire them to analyze given material, generate new ideas and conclusions;
to continuously take a pulse of my students and take pride in help students to realize their potential;
to determine and meet the needs of my students;
to know and understand students learning style;
to develop intellectual skills of my students, from critical to creative thinking;
to lift up students to level what I (and them) expect and need.
Addressing Students’ Needs
I know that all my students have a different background and will use the material and information in the course in the different ways. Students first of all must learn how to think. That is why I am describing basic, universal, general problem solutions examples and students must analyze it and know how to apply it to different real problems solutions.
Preferred Teaching Style
I think that for different courses, subjects and students I need to use different teaching styles. Mainly I preferred two basic learning styles:
Demonstrator or Personal Model: A instructor-centered approach where the instructor demonstrates and models what is expected (skills and processes) and then acts as a coach or guide to assist the students in applying the knowledge. This style encourages student participation and utilizes various learning styles.
Facilitator: A student centered approach where the instructor facilitates and focuses on activities. Responsibility is placed on the students to take initiative to achieve results for the various tasks. Students who are independent, active, collaborative learners thrive in this environment. Instructors typically design group activities which necessitate active learning, student-to-student collaboration and problem solving.
Evaluation (Instruction and Course Improvement)
I always provide a friendly class environment for my students. With every class I am trying to find a balance between stringency and leniency. I use both direct (course and homework assignments, examinations and quizzes, class discussion participation, case study analysis, oral presentations) and indirect (percent of class time spent in active learning, number of student hours spent on homework, focus group interviews with students, faculty members, or employers) measures of student learning.
According to my University modular control system I evaluate every student continuously all semester by maximum 100 points. If students have not enough points till the end of semester and they are not satisfied with their grads, they can increase rating by passing exam.