In a recent blog, one of our CEE participants, Dave Rossbach, said this about continuing education and training, "Often at times we as instructors need tune ups. As instructors I feel we often need this to keep ourselves at the top of our game so we can deliver the best service to our students."
This got me thinking - What foundations and/or characteristics need to be in place for an instructor to be at the top of his or her game? The list must be a massive one, but a few precepts come to mind (just to name a few):
- Passion for teaching and commitment to lifelong learning
- Staying abreast of new content and applications in one's area of teaching
- Developing, refreshing and enhancing teaching techniques
- Genuine concern for students and their progress
- Communication
- Sense of purpose
Now, of course, the question is, as Faculty Coaches, mentors, Directors of Education, Deans, Program Directors and the like, how do we develop and support our faculty along the way to enhance and expand these precepts?
