Six questions that will bring your teaching philosophy into focus — from facultyfocus.com by Neil Haave

Excerpt:

These questions are best answered in conversation with a colleague or two.

  1. Describe the best learning experience you have had as a student.
  2. Describe the best teaching experience you have had as an instructor. Are there any similarities to the learning experience you described above?
  3. What are you trying to achieve in your students with your teaching?
  4. Why is this important to you?
  5. How do you achieve your objectives you wrote down for question #3 above?
  6. Why do you use these particular teaching strategies as opposed to others that are available to you?