Teaching

Learning physics for me has always been equal parts conceptual, qualitative, and quantitative and my teaching interests reflect this. As an educator, I believe my first and foremost duty is to share my knowledge which will help construct a well-informed and adept future generation. The core value of teaching goes beyond everyday classroom activity and it is about providing each student tools to expand his/her horizon, improving their capacity for critical thinking, and building confidence in one’s own independent self.

I believe that the key to becoming a successful teacher is to know how to respond to each individual differently based on the uniqueness of the way each person reacts to my methods of teaching. I like to encourage group discussions to get to the solution of a problem through logical approaches. I always try to help students express their ideas both in the classroom and in laboratory setups where the environment is very interactive for everyone to express their views freely, where they learn to proceed further logically on their own, following hints. Below is my teaching methodology.

Teaching methodology:

• Student centered learning : This method will encourage students to interact with me. It is a collaborative endeavor to not only create knowledge about the subject but also provide freedom to explore more and ask questions.

• Collaborative and cooperative learning : It will involve groups of students working together to solve a problem, complete a task, understand a concept or undertake a project. Group learning offers a way to help students develop social skills, problem-solving skills, collective decision-making skills and presentation skills.

• Experiential learning : This technique will provide practical experience how to work in a lab and understand the theory. It can be through experimental lab, internship or short, long term project e.t.c. This will not only give hands on experience but also teach how to write a documents of the outcome and observations.

• Technology- enhanced learning : The new instructional tools have the power to transform education by facilitating new forms of collaboration and interactive learning, Examples abound, and include blogging, concept and network mapping, creating podcasts, data visualization, digital storytelling, etymology, exhibition creation, social annotation, text mining, and timeline construction.

• Research-based learning : Research-based learning gives students hands-on experience in ap- plying the epistemologies, methodologies and modes of dissemination of a particular discipline. This will help students, supported and mentored by faculty and others, subsequently conduct research and write up and present their findings.