Category Archives: GEDI

I ran into this useful video about writing your teaching philosophy and thought it would be useful for others in GEDI class. I like it and I think it will give you a good perspective of how to write your own teaching philosophy.

The following ten teaching lessons are extracted from a study conducted by Cabrera et al. (2002). (Source) 1. Good teaching can promote student development. 2. Learning is a social phenomenon. 3. Students have different ways of knowing. 4. College teaching is … Continue reading →

I found a very interesting video which explains the authentic tasks and how to assess them. It also presents the differences between traditional grading and authentic assessment methods. I really like this video because that little boy with the green shirt … Continue reading →

The discussion about the dressing codes in the class made me explore the possible effects of GTAs’ or instructors’ attire on students. While searching on the Internet, I ran across a study by David Roach which examined the influence of teaching assistant … Continue reading →

The core part of the Project-based learning is to choose the right problem which can lead students to the course objectives. Here is some tips (source) that need to be considered when choosing a problem for a PBL project. An effective problem … Continue reading →

I was reading some good posts on motherblog and I found an interesting post related to Problem-based Learning (PBL) approach. I really liked the post and I found it very well aligned with another teaching approach called Project-based Learning (PBL). In Project-based … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed the class we had this week regarding diversity and interesting discussions around it. The topic encouraged me to search for challenges that may diversity bring to us and what we would do when we face these challenges. … Continue reading →

Yes, you read the topic correctly. I really don’t know how to write a blog post. I was going to write a blog post for GEDI for this week but I ready did not know how I can start writing. … Continue reading →