Teaching Interest

Even though I have no experience in teaching, I have strong desire to start my career in academics. I am currently taking two courses in Virginia Tech: GRAD 5104 Preparing the Future Professoriate, and GRAD 5114 Pedagogical Practices in Contemporary Contexts. With these courses, I will get a Future Professoriate Certificate from Virginia Tech. This graduate certificate aims to prepare our future faculty and academic leaders through exposure to concepts that break the mold of existing practices in higher education. Many leaders in the academic and business communities have challenged colleges and universities to embrace change to ensure the viability of the higher education enterprise. Rather than settle for the status quo and witness a probable decline in sustainability, most argue that it is time to create new models and new methods of training for the future professoriate, who will become the faculty and academic leaders of tomorrow.

Moreover, after getting this certificate, the Geotechnical department will allow Ph.D. students to teach one course to undergraduates. I plan to leverage this experience to both learn and apply the pedagogical insights and skills I have gained through my coursework. will use this opportunity to learn and apply my learnings.

* Teaching Philosophy and syllabus sample created as the requirement in GRAD course: Contemporary Pedagogy