My Teaching Strategies
Successful learning requires students to be able to manage their time well, develop their own success strategies for learning, exercise strong work ethics, and be highly motivated to achieve the goals and objectives of learning. I personally take it upon myself to ensure that my students take guidance from me in matters that could help them succeed in my class. Thus, I employ the following strategic measures listed below in order to help my students succeed in the course I am teaching:
1. Use of effective communication principles that begins with identifying course objectives and use of effective instructional methods and approaches i.e., Gange's Instructional Model (1992); Dewey's Learning by doing approach; Langer's Mindful Learning; etc.
2. Planning and designing of course materials and activities based on objectives
3. Providing students with success strategies
4. Promoting high levels of motivation for academic success
5. Creating warm, encouraging atmosphere and positive relationship amidst diversity
6. Promoting high levels of student engagement and mindful learning
7. Modeling of effective learning and interaction (show and give examples)
8. Providing clear learning framework, models and examples of expected output
9. Dealing with any conflicts, desonance, hesitations, reluctance and resistance promptly with tact
10. Connecting, bridging, unifying theories, concepts and all learning experiences within the context of a global learning community
11. Promoting understanding, respect and appreciation for diversity
12. Providing student with immediate, sincere, professional, and constructive feedback
13. Monitoring of students' progress qualitatively in addition to quantitative (numeric) grades
14. Using learning management system (technology-based and non-technology based)
15. Reflective teaching and learning approach
Teaching Strategies: Both Classroom and Online Settings
1. Planning and Preparation
2. Use of a Course Management System (CMS) in teaching
3. Prepare students to learning to ensure success
4. Specify course goals, expectations, and policies
5. Create warm and encouraging atmosphere conducive to learning
6. Connect, bridge, unify learners' experiences within the context of a learning community
7. Understand Instructor’s Performance Guidelines/Expectations and Best Practices
8. Create and establish positive relationship
9. promote active learning or student engagement
10. model effective learning and interaction (give and show examples)
11. use of effective communication to ensure positive learning experience
12. monitor students' progress
13. encourage, support all students especially those who lag behind towards dynamic learning
14. assess messages in discussions
15. promote and sustain students' motivation
16. provide prompt feedback and support (using the sandwich technique) 17. encourage students to regulate their own learning
18. promote understanding and respect for diversity
19. deal with conflicts promptly and with tact
Non-Classroom Techniques
20. use effective evaluation measures
21. manage learning activities, grades and evaluations/exams
22. observance of intellectual property guidelines
23. manage time and workload
24. continuous learning for growth and adeptness in facilitation
25. reflective teaching and learning as Instructor
Bibliography
Driscoll, M. P. (1994). Psychology of learning for instruction. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Gagne, R. M., Briggs, L. J., & Wager, W. W. (1992). Principles of instructional design. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.