Teaching Philosophy

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Bibliography

• Amobi, F. A. (2003). Reflections on the transformation in a teacher educator's teaching of educational philosophy. Teacher Education Quarterly, 30(3), 23-32.

• Beatty, J. E., Leigh, J. S. A., & Dean, K. L. (2009). Finding our roots: An exercise for creating a personal teaching philosophy statement. Journal of Management Education, 33(1), 115-130.

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• Chonko, L. B. (2007). A philosophy of teaching...and more. Journal of Marketing Education, 29(2), 111-121.

• Coppola, B. P. (2002). Writing a statement of teaching philosophy: Fashioning a framework for your classroom. Journal of College Science Teaching, 31(7), 448-53.

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Online Resources

• An online teaching portfolio seminar on McGill's COOL Recording: Teaching Portfolio

• How to Produce a Teaching Portfolio: Extracts from the book by Peter Seldin: "The Teaching Portfolio - A practical guide to improved performance and promotion/tenure decisions. 2nd ed." Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing, 1997.

• Assemble your Teaching Portfolio - A comprehensive guide from the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

• Teaching Portfolios: Documenting Scholarship in Teaching. E. Herteis, Gwenna Moss Teaching & Learning Centre, University of Saskatchewan. Useful guidelines, steps, examples, and links for putting together a teaching portfolio.

• TPI - Teaching Perspectives Inventory An online tool enabling instructors to examine and summarize their thoughts with respect to teaching - possibly helpful in crafting an individualized "teaching philosophy" statement.

• Weimer, M. (2012, December 4). Strategies for writing better teaching philosophy statements. Faculty Focus.

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