LIFELONG LEARNING

I am a strong believer of lifelong learning. But when I started my journey in late 2018, I did not have a clear understanding on how to relate to my online students as something more than a subject matter expert, how to build instructor presence and social presence rather than just being a facilitator, and how to convey empathy and awareness in my online classes. I was aware of some tools but was not sure how to use them effectively. Since then, I came a long way - I have grown professionally and transformed myself tremendously.

I appreciate more the value of culturally responsive teaching, instructor presence and social presence, empathy, and universal design for learning. Last year, I have completed online instruction training at my college. This year I have completed San Jose State University Summer Online Teaching Certificate Program.I am collaborating and continuing to learn from my peers and students. I have incorporated instructor presence & social presence, empathy, awareness, equity, stronger interpersonal connections in my online classes. My courses are more dynamic and humane than before which I never thought was possible.

I believe that there is always room for improvement in every work I do. I am confident that I will continue to grow in the upcoming years and provide better support and guidance to my students and build a better collaborative learning community for my students. To share my knowledge that I have learned from @ONE classes with my colleagues, last year, I presented a workshop at the Professional Development Day of my college. I will continue to do so. I will also continue to take @ONE courses and explore Online Education Initiative (OEI) website,, and attend online teaching conferences and webinars to learn new things and thereby become a better instructor than I am.

Please see below some of the examples.