How much of an overview do you give about yourself?
Now that I have this new job as an instructor, how do I go about not sounding full of myself when i give my introduction. I remember when I was going to school many of my professors rambled on and on and in the end basically reading their resume to us in class. I never want to sound like that in my class.
Martin,
This is a good way to establish yourself as the learning leader. You are showing your students that you have had success in the field as evidenced by your portfolio. Also, by sharing your work you are enhancing the engagement factor for your students because they get to see what they are going to learn in the up coming course.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
As a graphic designer, I've found that showing some of the professional work I've done to new classes speaks for itself. It immediately conveys your level of competence to aspiring designers. Giving some context for the work can humanize the process and inform the students of what they can expect out in the field.
Kayla,
By being prepared and confident as you approach the classroom/lab each day you will be able to convey to your students that you are a professional educator that is ready to lead the class to high learning levels which in turn helps them move closer to their career goals.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
This information is definitely helpful to me, as I am new to teaching and I have not been in my field of study for as long as some of my fellow instructors so I do not want my students to judge my knowledge off of that.
William,
That you for the good advice you have shared with us in relation to how we should introduce ourselves and share our past experiences. This is a comfortable and engaging way to let the students know about ourselves and our professional expertise.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
John,
Good question. You can develop an introduction about yourself that hits a few of your career highlights, such as education and work experience. These highlights can be supported with some stories from your past. Keep it brief and simple and you will earn the respect of your students while letting them know you have expertise to share with them via the coming class sessions.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I give a fairly good overview of myself - stating some of my accomplishments, without getting into details or showing examples of my own work. I work in computer art so I will say I did this and that, but not make the students watch or look at my past works.
I don't think it's a bad thing to talk about your own accomplishments, especially when it might give you that credibility that some students like. We've all seen those ones who think they know more than the professor. Stating the things you've done can help mitigate that.
In regards to your past professors, it's probably more of a *how* you say it - rather than what you're saying kind of thing. Reading off a resume is not the best, but you definitely want to solidify your professional background to the students.
