During my PhD at Michigan State University, I developed a teaching portfolio to fulfill the requirement for Certification in College Teaching. This includes developing expertise in five competency areas and crafting a teaching statement.
1
Course objective design, backwards design, and a practice lecture on mass-spring-damper systems.
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2
Engaging students, motivating questioning, and connecting new material to prior knowledge.
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3
Choosing the right technology to enhance learning — and using it with judgment.
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4
How institution type — research university, community college, and beyond — shapes teaching.
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5
A live PID-tuning activity for cruise control — and the data on how much it improved understanding.
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Why teaching matters to me, and the methods I bring into the classroom.
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