1.
Good teaching is as much about passion as it is
about reason.
2.
Good teaching is about substance and treating
students as consumers of knowledge.
3.
Good teaching is about listening, questioning,
being responsive, and remembering that each student and class is different.
4.
Good teaching is about not always having a fixed
agenda and being rigid, but being flexible and having the confidence to react
and adjust to changing circumstances.
5.
Good teaching is about style. Should good teaching be entertaining?
6.
Good teaching is about humor and not taking
yourself too seriously.
7.
Good teaching about caring, nurturing, and developing
minds and talents.
8.
Good teaching is supported by strong and
visionary leadership.
9.
Good teaching is about mentoring between senior
and junior faculty, teamwork, and being recognized and promoted by one’s peers.
10.
At the end of the day, good teaching is about
having fun.
Top Ten Teaching Behaviors To Avoid
1.
Too much assigned work.
2.
Boredom.
3.
Fast lectures.
4.
Procrastination in returning tests and papers.
5.
Not keeping office hours.
6.
Speaking negatively about colleagues.
7.
Favoring certain students.
8.
Faking it.
9.
Giving impossibly difficult exams.
10.
Belittling your students in class.
