Developing a Teaching Philosophy Statement
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| Audience/Grade: | Professional Development |
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All Science and Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science |
| Special Topic(s): |
Academic Careers and Issues |
| Learning Resource Type: | Teaching - Educator's Guide/Manual |
| Author(s): | Teaching and Learning Laboratory, MIT |
| Description: | Increasingly, applicants for faculty positions are being asked to write a statement about their teaching philosophy as part of the hiring process. This statement should reflect your own thoughts about the importance and values of teaching and of education. Itmay contain some or all of the following: * Your ideas about what constitutes effective teaching, in general, and your specific objectives for the course(s) you teach (or will teach). * A description of the ways in which you make decisions about course content and teaching methodologies. * A description of the kinds of assessment tools you have used (or will use) in the classroom, and a justification for using those tools. * A statement that demonstrates your knowledge about how students learn in your discipline. * Your plans for developing yourself as a teacher. |
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Teaching Materials from the Teaching and Learning Laboratory in MIT |
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| Use of Resource: | Although the services are restricted to MIT faculty and staff, the resources are universal and available to all. |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Interactivity Level: | Very Low |
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| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://web.mit.edu/tll/teaching-materials/teaching-philosophy... |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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