MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

I want to be a teacher in future. So, I think all of teachers have their own teaching philosophy. In my teaching philosophy there have methodology, strategies and objectives. Learning is a collaborative process  means that the educator and student both bear responsibility for learning.  As a good educators, I will helping students learn. I will provide students with the necessary knowledge, skills, context, guidance and environment to master specific subject matter. As educator, I  must employ student-centered instruction to encourage active learning. But before that, I must master the subject matter, learning theory and pedagogical practices first. I should demonstrate enthusiasm for the subject and for teaching.

        Besides that, properly implemented student-centered instruction yields superior outcomes compared to the traditional approach to higher education, including  increased motivation to learn, greater retention of knowledge, deeper understanding, and more positive attitudes toward the subject being taught. Student-centered techniques provide students with opportunities to learn independently and from one another and requires coaching them in the skills they need to do so effectively. They also include substituting active learning experiences for lectures, holding students responsible for material that has not been explicitly discussed in class, assigning open-ended problems and problems requiring critical or creative thinking that cannot be solved easily. I will integrate student-centered techniques with traditional instructional functions such as lecturing, designing assignments and tests, and grading. 

        Individuals learn differently and no single instructional approach can be optimal for everyone. I use a multi-modal instructional approach, one that employs a variety of traditional, student centered and multi-media methods of content delivery and assessment and involves students in the learning process.  Consequently, I have had to develop good judgment about when to apply various approaches and versatility in my teaching style. I request frequent feedback from my students (e.g., via one-minute surveys) and review student work-products to evaluate what works well and what does not and make necessary adjustments.

         In addition, I must optimizing students’ motivation and making the learning process enjoyable enhances student performance. This is especially important because learning is a lifelong process necessitated, in part, by a need to constantly refresh one’s skill set and knowledge base as prerequisites for job security and career advancement.  It excites me when students say or demonstrate that they learned a lot, and were able to apply what they learned or better appreciate some phenomenon as a result of what we accomplished in my classroom. I accomplish this by offering explicit opportunities to accomplish learning goals (where the objectives are to achieve familiarity with and mastery of new information and techniques, rather than assessment) as well as performance goals throughout each course to encourage risk-taking and experimentation. As a future educators, I  also must prepare students for success in a diverse and global market.