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Teaching Approach: As a clinical instructor, I like to challenge my students to embrace independence and take charge of their own learning opportunities. I believe in providing support, encouragement, and feedback so that ‘How do I….?’ becomes ‘I just did…!’

Teaching Approach: Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, so what better way to understand these key theories than to learn how they apply to real life! I love to use interesting stories to illustrate key course concepts, and invite my students to participate in a lot of hands-on demonstrations in order to help make sense of the more challenging course concepts. We can learn so much about psychology, just from looking around us and identifying its everyday applications. In my undergraduate years, I have to admit that I used to be a bit intimidated by scientific research. Through practice (and a few really bad studies early on), I began to love it, and I enjoy helping my students to help them the think about the world scientifically. I think that’s a skill that helps us every day!

Teaching Approach: The Photographic Careers program’s focus is to teach you the technical and creative skills that you can apply in whatever direction you want to take your photography career. Topics include professional equipment, lighting, posing, product, advertising, editing, workflow, portfolio development, business, and marketing practices for photographers.

Teaching Approach: I believe teaching and learning should be participatory because students learn best when they are active learners. In addition to classroom problem solving, I incorporate team based projects where students may design, fabricate, test, document, and communicate their work. Finally, I believe that developing good habits in students is very important - habits such as being conscientious, timely, organized, inquisitive, and tenacious. My hope is that students utilize the environment I foster to become better problem solvers, more responsible learners, and acquire skills and habits that will be useful in their careers so they are empowered to make a positive impact on society.

Teaching Approach: I know the impact one caring instructor can have on a student, so I strive to make a connection with every student taking one of my courses. I am passionate about chemistry, and I hope to inspire my students to think about the world in a new and more magical way. I know that ‘surviving’ a chemistry course isn’t always easy, but I hope it’s at least a little bit fun.

Teaching Approach: I prefer a student-centered approach to teaching. I believe that students can learn independently with enough systematic intervention to provide them with the necessary guidance.

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Teaching Approach: Dr. Odmark has three goals for every course he teaches. First, to love students and genuinely seek their good for their own sake. Second, to help students be rational; he always reminds them to ask ‘what is it rational for me to believe?’ Third, to teach the subject matter in a way that is applicable and memorable.

Teaching Approach: As an Instructor, my goal is to create a learning environment that is beneficial to active and engaged learning. I strive to create a safe space for learning and to make the educational experience fun. My style of teaching is practical and occasionally humorous, which i believe leads to a collaborative learning process that benefits everyone involved.

Teaching Approach: Ruth’s philosophy for teaching and learning comes from her strong commitment to social justice and equity as well as her background in interdisciplinary teaching and learning in the broader humanities, such as in film and critical media studies, gender studies, and English literature and composition. In other words, she believes in the transformative power of storytelling across disciplines, identities, and cultures. She also considers teaching and learning a matter of continual trial and error. Ruth loves the energy of the classroom and is always concerned when you are not there. Additionally, she really, really, really wants you to succeed and find strength in your journey and your unique identity.

Teaching Approach: I believe that Communication Studies is a field of praxis - with roots in the Humanities and the Social Sciences - and that all students benefit from an understanding of theory as well as how these theories actually function in our personal and professional lives. That means that I’m always learning as I teach, and that my students are often teaching me (and others) as they learn. I believe in support, guidance, mentoring and potentially-transformative active learning experiences.

Teaching Approach: These are the several ways that teaching occurs in my learning spaces. I am a faculty member whose approach to teaching is founded in blending two worlds (international & USA). I strive to create a space that allows my students and I to go beyond the standard confinement of learning and instead exposes them to diverse knowledge. Furthermore, this provides a foundation for my students to apply their own lived experiences to enhance their learning consequently helping to bridge any gaps that may exist amongst the students or representations in the subject matter.

Teaching Approach: I believe it is important for students to find their own voice on their instrument. I offer students my knowledge of trumpet and music while encouraging them to continue exploring music they love. This allows me to open students’ eyes to how deep music can go without them losing sight of why they love it in the first place.

Teaching Approach: I view teaching as a partnership, and I value the lived experiences of my students and the unique learning opportunities that they provide when shared within a supportive classroom. I believe that learning happens best within the context of supportive relationships, and I work hard to build and maintain relationships with students so that I am able to meet each student where they are in their academic journey. I strive to make my classes active, hands-on, and relevant to everyday life.

Teaching Approach: Student success is my top priority. Whether it is a face-to-face class or fully online, I use a hands-on approach to teaching technology. I believe in being available to support my students throughout their educational journey and beyond. I found my passion in teaching and get excited to help every one of my students reach their goals. With using personal experiences of obstacles and achievements, I hope to continue to inspire my students for years to come.

Teaching Approach: Teaching provides me much opportunity for continual learning and growth and allows me the possibility to pass these opportunities on to my students. I am grateful to provide opportunity to my students and love to do so in the following manner:Opportunity to: foster critical thinking; educate students on what it means to be an educated person in the allied health field; share my desire as an educator to assist students to reach their fullest potential by providing a stellar education in the psychomotor, cognitive and affective domains; be a guide for the student providing them with the tools on how to make their own discoveries; teach them how to get excited about what they can accomplish; absorb the diversity and uniqueness of each individual student and teach them how they can learn so much from each other and their individual experiences; follow CAAHEP curriculum, yet making it unique and exciting for the students; leave the students at the end of the class wanting more, and anticipation for the next time we meet.

Teaching Approach: I am committed to creating a learning environment that is both rigorous and engaging. My passion for the subject encourages engagement at many different levels. I am here to help you advance in your academic career!

Teaching Approach: I use my own professional and academic experience and interests to provide real-world context to the engineering curriculum. Although engineering courses are challenging, my goal is to make engineering approachable and help students find their own personal motivation to study and gain mastery of the concepts.

Teaching Approach: My favorite quote about teaching sums up my approach: ‘None but the humble become good teachers of adults…Indeed, in some of the best adult classes it is difficult to discover who is learning most, the teacher or the students.’ Eduard Lindeman (as quoted in ‘The Adult Learner’ by Malcolm S. Knowles, p. 109).

Teaching Approach: I believe all humans have creativity inside of them, it just presents in varying degrees. Being creative is an ability or skill that can be nurtured and learned, as well as neglected or lost, and my approach to teaching is to place value on real world and every day skills. Artistic things are cathartic to teach and learn, but in the end, we’re all just people who need to be able to clean up our messes and work/interact respectfully with one another.

Teaching Approach: Lynn’s teaching philosophy is grounded in the belief that education is one of the best investments a person can make in themselves and their future. Inspired by great teachers in her life, she takes a holistic approach, guiding students to discover their potential and supporting them as they create a plan to pursue their goals and dreams. As both a teacher and a coach, she is a cheerleader for her students, fostering growth and lifelong learning. Her mission is to help students recognize their unique strengths and talents and empower them to share their gifts with the world.

Teaching Approach: I attempt to meet students where they are, so I can help them get where they want to be. My function, as I see it, is to help them gain the knowledge necessary to let their own lights shine. My goal is to guide and encourage so they realize that what they hope for isn’t a crazy dream, but a potential reality.

Teaching Approach: In all of the classes I teach, I focus most on student well-being which seems to come naturally from my theoretical base in counseling psychology and the many years I have spent counseling community college students. Creating a positive learning environment for all students to feel safe, grow, and enjoy their learning process is the foundation of my teaching. I consciously work to create this environment by building relationships, connecting course content to students’ daily lives, and actively engaging every student, every class.

Teaching Approach: I employ an asset-based pedagogical model in my classroom instruction and curriculum. This method involves spending the first week of class getting to know every students’ personal interest in the course, and adapting the curriculum to both reflect those interests, and to incorporate any relevant expertise individual students can bring to the course. A related goal of mine as an instructor is to help students make connections between course content and real life. To do so, I use a variety of in-class activities to both assist students in learning the material, and prompt the understanding that what they’re learning in the classroom has important real-world applications. I love teaching and I hope my students also love coming to class.

Teaching Approach: My responsibility, as an educator, is to foster the learning and development of each student through diverse educational resources. Through dialog, humor, and encouragement, I seek to foster a student-centered learning environment that promotes discussion and self-reflection, where students can help each other learn in a non-competitive way. To appeal to diverse learning styles, I actively explore and use a variety of technology and pedagogies to enhance teaching and student learning.

Teaching Approach: I believe students should actively learn during class time. About half the classes consist of my short lectures, followed by problems the students work out individually or in groups. The other half of the classes students work in small groups, where they are presented with data or information to interpret, then are asked questions designed to guide them toward formulation of their own valid conclusions. Through this method, students construct their own understanding of the material while developing skills such as information processing, communication, critical reading and thinking, and problem solving.

Teaching Approach: I see each student as an individual, and I’m excited about what strengths he/she/ze already brings to their writing. I have the expertise and experience to diagnose weak spots and work kindly with students to improve those areas. I really like working with people on their writing and thinking! I follow a simple personal mission in my work: Today is my opportunity to… be kind; focus on what really matters; ask thoughtful questions and listen carefully; help someone learn; uphold high standards, compassionately; and do a good job.

Teaching Approach: “I truly love teaching and helping all of my students succeed! I believe that we learn best when we are actually ‘doing something’ with the material, so in my classes, you will have frequent opportunities to engage in active and experiential learning and learn from one another. Since there often isn’t a ‘right’ answer in psychology, I also encourage students to think critically and scientifically as you learn new information. How does the information fit with your beliefs and experiences? Finally, I believe we can use what we learn in psychology to improve the lives of ourselves and others, so we often apply the information to real life so you can use what you learn immediately! I truly care about each of you, and strive to create an environment in my face-to-face and online courses where students feel they are understood, respected, and are comfortable seeking help. I am here to support you, encourage you, and help you succeed! Therefore, I frequently provide students with resources like a notes packet, study guide, and study tips to help you grow and develop as students. I love being a part of your academic journey and hope to see you in one of my classes!”