MY Teaching Philosophy

• Main Author: Msomphora, Mbachi Ruth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Norway; Arctic University of Norway; UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26944

Paper attached to foundational course in university pedagogy arranged by Result, UiT The Arctic University of Norway: https://result.uit.no/ From the beginning of my academic career, teaching has always been one of the important parts of my academic duties, and my teaching philosophies develop over time. I agree with Worley (2001) that there is a difference between effective and great teachers. He argues that while effective teachers are skilled, great teachers have a mission, a teaching impulse, and a vocation to teach. Being a great teacher is my underlying motivation as a good teacher. Good teaching goes beyond just learning design, and/or just interactions with the student. It avoids teaching paradigm where the teacher only pumps out knowledge to students without knowing the needs for students (lecturing students without building on their prior knowledge) and without their active engagement (instruction paradigm). Moreover, learning environment should be such that it promotes diversity and positive learning. In this paper, I will attempt to describe my teaching philosophy from the good teaching perspectives as described above.