The main responsibility as an Engineering Educator is to develop a good relationship with the students in order to enhance their technical skills and other skills sets in the domain and to disseminate the knowledge necessary for their careers. The other role of an Educator is to create an environment in which students learn the basic principles, new technologies and future challenges in the domain.

Civil Engineering is a challenging profession. My aim is to facilitate the students to become successful civil engineers in a global environment. I always motivate my students to understand that civil engineering is applied science; it is a lifelong learning and does not end with graduation. I strongly believe that the interaction between students and teacher are very important to make the Learning process interesting and to develop a good rapport. I always endeavor to give examples related to practical applications in my teaching. In my teaching experience, I keep one thing in my mind: completion of the syllabus is important from the exam point of view but more importance should be given to teaching skills in the students. To help students, I use active learning techniques so that each student will be engaged in discussions, make them understand the difficult topics and by using this technique overall teaching - learning will be effective.

In a classroom, I will give more attention to weak students as their successful learning would finally indicate my success as a teacher. By taking extra classes for weak students their skills will be enhanced. For theoretical concepts, I will prepare power point presentations showing real-time pictures or videos which help the students to grasp the concepts clearly. For solving problems, one teaching technique I have used in a class is “pass the chalk” concept. In this technique, a group of slow learners is made and the problem is given to them. They will discuss among themselves and starts solving the problem on board if they have doubts, as a facilitator I will guide the students to solve it. This technique I have found useful for the slow learners. As a teacher, I have great respect for the individuality of each student. I have a willingness to listen and answer any question. Beyond teaching in class, I always encourage students to attend workshops and take them to the construction site for hands-on experience. I believe teacher as a facilitator, which allows the students to find facts for themselves and also it enables them to become responsible for own learning.

Teaching is my passion and in my opinion, the teaching profession provides a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas. My experience qualifies to teach undergraduate courses related to Structural Engineering, Concrete Technology and Construction materials. My teaching philosophy is influenced on my educational experience, which has taught me lessons and I would apply that as an engineering educator. My short -term goal is to become Expert in domain content and teach students in an effective way. To get expertise, I have enrolled in an online certification course so that I can update my knowledge and share with the students. Another focus is to learn and implement different pedagogies in the classroom. I believe it encourages student-faculty contact, cooperation among students, active learning, peer to peer learning which enables the students to acquire the knowledge and understanding of the subject.

My long-term goal is to pursue research and continue in the teaching profession which I really enjoyed and believed that the educational world is more qualitative than any other profession. I want to become a successful engineering educator.