Design Forward
An emergent exploration of critical instructional design.
Design Forward
Portfolio Part: Teaching Origins
Your Teaching Origins
Teaching Origins
Step One
In the boxes below, Name those things/people/experiences that have shaped your approach to teaching. Describe their Influence. Add as many as you would like.
In the Rank column, try to rank your influences (as best as you can), where the lowest number means the greatest amount of influence.
| Name | Influence | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Terry | Empathy | 1 |
| Robin | Flexibility | 2 |
| Inge | Patience | 3 |
Step Two
Choose three influences you identified and write three paragraphs about the impact they had on your teaching.
Paragraph 1: Identify specific ways in which these influences can be seen in your teaching.
Paragraph 2: Discuss whether you feel like that overall impact has been positive or negative.
Paragraph 3: Imagine your future teaching self and write how you would like to further integrate or eliminate these influences.
I ranked empathy as my greatest influence on teaching because I strongly believe that if I cannot relate and try to understand my students then I cannot effectively teach them. And I cannot be empathic without patience and flexibility, closely linking these three influences.
I work hard for my impact to be positive. I continually evaluate my own performance and make corrections/adjustments where needed. I am also quick to acknowledge my mistakes and discuss with my students.
As the teaching world becomes more digital I will continue to work on empathy, flexibility and patience in my teaching, believing that less social interaction makes these 3 qualities more important to incorporate in my teaching.
