Skip to main content

MCC Daily Tribune Archive

Teaching Tips from Your TCC


  Favorite Quote: “Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself.”

--- Proverb, Chinese

This quote above sums up my teaching philosophy in that instructors provide the foundation for learning and mentorship, but students must take the initiative to realize their unique potential. This also coincides with Bloom’s Taxonomy, as knowledge and comprehension expand to analysis, evaluation and synthesis of concepts and ideas. By providing a welcoming, collaborative atmosphere and establishing rapport, the goal is to have students feel more comfortable going out of their comfort zone to reach the next step of the ladder.

Teaching Tip 1: Challenge students to use critical thinking and engage in self-reflection by posing thought-provoking questions.

Teaching Tip 2: Serve as a role model by demonstrating enthusiasm for the subject matter to foster interest and motivation.

Teaching Tip 3: Develop creative lesson plans that complement the syllabus, but also provide new information and resources to explore.

Submitted by:
Alice E. Schluger, Ph.D
Faculty
University of the Rockies

Julie Damerell
Transitional Studies
05/17/2016