Teaching philosophies and methods: A developmental perspective

✍ Scribed by Carl E. Paternite

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 583 KB
• Volume: 1983
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0271-0633
• DOI: 10.1002/tl.37219831508

✦ Synopsis

As recently as four or five years ago I would have thought the title for the present chapter an unlikely one for a volume on new directions for teaching and learning. In fact, 1 probably would have dismissed the suggestion that I could contribute anything to such a volume. My surprise back then certainly would not have been due to a lack of interest in college teaching. Rather, it would have arisen because of the perspective on the teaching enterprise I had at the time-a perspective that has shifted dramatically over the past four academic years, largely due to my experiences as a postdoctoral teaching fellow during the 1980-81 academic year. As a teaching fellow, I was able to examine, along with colleagues from diverse disciplines, both my teaching philosophy and my methods for the classroom. My fellowship year was extremely valuable, because it stimulated thought about innovative teaching that is reflected in my current thinking.