Teaching+Philosophy

Brittany D. Anthony Teaching Philosophy Instructing Educational Technology Ever since I could remember, I’ve always wanted to make a difference in peoples’ lives. I believe by educating and sharing my knowledge with others, I am truly impacting lives and making a difference in the world. I believe that having a clear, thought out and constructed design of how you will instruct will make a difference in the learning process. The use of instructional design in training environments will tremendously improve the skills and knowledge of learners. Understanding the learning process is extremely important when it comes to teaching. When you are familiar with your own learning style, this definitely helps shapes the way you instruct. When you actually get the chance to analyze your learners’ style of learning, you can effectively deliver information based their needs. I understand that learning takes place on many different levels. Learning definitely occurs when students are engaged. I feel that with a sound instructional design and the implementation of technology into the curriculum, instruction can be successful. In the article, __Engaging By Design: How Engagement Strategies in Popular Computer and Video Games Can Inform Instructional Design,__ the authors mentioned, “Computer and video games model and promote cognitive traits that are consistent with children raised with technology.” I would love to integrate technology into my classroom. Technology adds a meaningful learning experience. Although I haven’t had the opportunity to instruct my own classroom, I know I’d provide an atmosphere for my students where they’d feel comfortable to learn. I want a positive, high energy, and high impact learning environment for my students. I’d want my students to speak out freely and successfully comprehend everything I taught. I also want my students to be proficient in the ever changing world of technology. I’ll try and integrate technology into my curriculum. I believe that if I had students, they’d describe me as a teacher who is caring and understanding in the way they learn. They’d consider me as a teacher who likes to entertain while educate. I am aware that students today need a more engaging and interactive format to learning, in order capture and keep their attention. Through my teaching, I want to able to tend to every one of the learning styles, whether it is auditory, visual, tactile, and kinesthetic. I want to properly use desktop publishing techniques to effectively provide content for my students. I’d want my ideal classroom to technologically sufficient. In the article __Education: The Case For Making__, I read that in every student in the Met program had a computer. I want each and every student to have access to a computer. I want open space for my kinesthetic student to be able to move around and physically play with learning tools and toys. I actually want a station for each learning style. So I’d have a music corner, and also a highly visual area for student to go to. In a training environment, where I’d utilize my instructional design skills, I’d want my trainees to all have access to a laptop. I want to incorporate a smart board in my training room. I would like to have a fun and exciting training environment that would take adults back down memory road, to when they were children. I see that my teaching philosophy and my teaching style reflect my personality and my outlook on how people learn. By including each learning style in the way I instruct, I am meeting every one of my student’s needs. I hope to use my learning philosophy in a classroom someday. I also strive to become a better and more effective teacher.