Teaching

At Coe College-Chemistry Department- USA

Assist Professor- teaching Organic Chemistry for 1 semester, Department of Chemistry, Spring 2018.

Teaching Professional Development

Associate Level - University of Iowa Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) June 2017

TEACHING DUTIES

• Classroom Experience at University of Wasit– College of Science

  • Assist Professor (2018 to present)

  • Adjunct Professor (2010-2018)

  • Lecturer (2008-2010)

• Courses I taught at University of Wasit

  • Analytical Chemistry,1st year and 2nd year undergraduate- Chemistry Department

  • Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd and 3rd year– Chemistry Department

  • Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry labs, 1st and 2nd year– Chemistry Department

  • General Chemistry labs, 1st year undergraduate – Biology Department

  • Organic Chemistry labs,1st year– Chemistry Department

  • Organic and Physical Chemistry labs, 2nd year– Chemistry Department

• At The University of Iowa- USA

  • Teaching Assistant- teaching General Chemistry for 4 years at the University of Iowa/ The department of chemistry.

• At Coe College-USA

  • Visiting Assist Professor- teaching Organic Chemistry for 1 semester at Coe College/ The Department of Chemistry, Spring 2018.

• Assist Lecturer (full time university instructor) at Wasit University College Of Science from August 2008 to May 2011

  • My duties included teaching, preparing and grading exams, conducting laboratory discussion groups and supervising graduation projects of senior students in addition to conducting researches.

  • I delivered lectures to 1st and 2nd year students in General Chemistry, Analytical, Physical and Organic Chemistry courses.

• As an Assist Lecturer I published two scientific papers in the national peer review journals in Sciences

• In 2009 -2010, supervising 4^th year (last year) students of the College of Science on different topics.

• In US, I work as Teaching Assistant. I taught General Chemistry for 1st year students at the University of Iowa Chemistry Department

  • I prepared and delivered lectures and I wrote exam questions for the final exam

Teaching Philosophy

Dr. Alaa H. Alminshid, Professor of Chemistry

Wasit University, College of Science

Chemistry Department

Learning and Teaching Philosophy Statement

From my point of view as a teacher using the methods and philosophy I would employ in teaching, I see that duties are not limited to teachers themselves but also students are responsible to have their duties towards their teachers, fellow students, and themselves as well. Therefore, I believe in teaching is a reciprocal relationship between teachers and students. Both have duties towards each other, and both are responsible to have successful achievements in teaching and learning processes. Thus, I concise some of my duties as a teacher in the followings:

· Provide a supportive and conducive environment to learn properly,

· Help them get the knowledge that will help them succeeded in achieving their goals,

· Help them apply the knowledge they gain to solve problems.

· Bring in real-world examples in the form of professionals from the field of study

· I am always available on request to answer their course related questions

Students’ duties towards the teaching process involve the followings:

· Become self-directed learners

· Be prepared for class,

· Willing to work hard individually and in groups to complete course activities,

· Willing to bring their life experiences into the class to enrich discussions, and

· Willing to try to apply what they learn in class to solve the problems they face on their jobs and in their lives.

· Accepting different points of view.

As a teacher, my job is to provide an organizational framework and a set of tools that students can use to assimilate the knowledge they seek. These tools must be sufficiently diverse to accommodate the varying needs of different personalities and learning styles. In my courses, I provide lecture outlines, handouts, worksheets, group activities, and homework assignments that supplement lectures and labs. On the Internet, my students can find tutorials, self-tests, and copies of old exams and quizzes. The variety of these resources is designed to appeal to as many students as possible.