STATEMENT OF TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

My philosophy of teaching is that all students are unique and must have a stimulating educational environment where they can grow mentally, emotionally, and socially. It is my desire to create this atmosphere where students reach their full potential. I will provide a safe environment wherein my students are invited to share their ideas and take risks to work on them.

My objectives in teaching are to facilitate learning by helping students to gain the necessary skills to take control of and become active participants in their own learning. I truly believe that knowledge gained through active participation is knowledge that will stay with an individual.

I believe Engineers with innovative ideas have a high impact on the society and nation. Teaching allows me to nurture engineers to contribute to the change in the society and bring a new revolution in the growth of the country.

My role as a teacher is to enable students to obtain an understanding of basic principles of machines and analyze their working. Electrical Machines is an interesting course as it deals with the construction, working, and the applications. The way in which these machines have become an integral part of our day to day life motivates me to learn and analyze this course.

My goal is to make my students realize that the study of machines is a creative process where analysis, design and application play a critical role in development of innovative solutions.

By undergoing this course a student can easily attain the skills to select an appropriate machine for a given problem/application but visualizing/imagining the working principle is a challenge. I will use inductive teaching methods to tackle this challenge posed by students in visualizing/imagining the working principle.

Once the course is completed I expect that my students will be able to solve the complex problems in an innovative way.

I want to establish a cordial relationship of mutual respect with my student wherein my students will put forward their ideas and discuss with me.

When my students are able to carry out an experiment in the laboratory successfully on their own gives me satisfaction that I have been able to make them understand that concept. Here feedback of my colleagues is also important. If my colleagues are satisfied with the performance of the students in laboratory, I consider it as my success. Also the course end survey and feedback given by students have been satisfactory till now as I have been able to satisfy 80% of students in a class.

I have a habit of throwing questions at students of the topics covered in the previous class and the present class to link the topics and get the attention of students. I don't scold the students if they are wrong but appreciate. This approach has got me good results till now.

I have always been punctual and disciplined in my career and tried to impart these values in my students. Most of the students have appreciated this in the feedbacks and have come to my classes on time, during their inconvenience have come to me and reported about their absence.

I love and respect students who are truthful, honest and hardworking but I tend to neglect one who lie, cheat and are dishonest.

I want to be respected even after my death so I follow "Give respect and take respect" policy. I consider gaining respect from students and colleagues is a challenging task and only when I respect them I can expect to be respected.

I believe teaching is the most important service I provide to the society, because I am helping to educate a generation to function knowledgeably in a society where rapid technological advances constantly pose new questions and ethical challenges. Engineering education must go beyond simply passing on information. It should involve rigorous training in the methods of developing, analyzing, and communicating new knowledge. Teaching should extend well beyond the lecture hall as the present generation learns through visuals and hands on experience.

I chose an academic career because I want to develop new knowledge through research, as well as contribute to my society by training students. There appears to be no single perfect method for teaching, and an important aspect of teaching seems to be identifying the approach, which works best for a given individual. While I believe my teaching has been successful, I also recognize that I have much to learn from my colleagues and students. I look forward to continue teaching, training, conduct research and learning from my students and peers along the way.

I aspire to be equipped with knowledge, skills and tools required for a successful Engineering Education career. To fulfill this I will adopt appropriate pedagogy to teach and publish a paper on successful implementation of the same and pursue research in my domain.