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Teaching at Meredith College

Teaching is the primary responsibility of faculty at Meredith College and is central to the College’s mission. In order to teach effectively faculty must create conditions and design instructional experiences that promote student learning and enhance the overall academic climate of the college. Teaching may occur within a variety of settings including classroom, seminar, laboratory, field, and/or individual consultation. Given the complexity of the teaching-learning process, the multi-faceted dimensions of “effective teaching” are difficult to capture in a brief definition or statement. A definition of teaching, however, should include the broad foundations of content expertise, curriculum development, course design, and instructional delivery. The following statements include many, though not all, of the descriptors of effective teaching:

• Effective teachers understand central concepts, methods and tools of inquiry and structures of the disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas in which they teach; and create learning experiences that make subject matter meaningful for students.
• Effective teachers demonstrate enthusiasm for knowledge, their field of study, and teaching. They seek to motivate and inspire their students to value lifelong learning.
• Effective teachers demonstrate a commitment to standards of excellence and academic rigor. They seek to challenge their students, and to promote critical thinking and intellectual growth.
• Effective teachers use different approaches to challenge and engage diverse (all) learners. They create conditions that promote inclusion and use a variety of approaches to accommodate the varied learning styles of all students.
• Effective teachers employ pedagogical strategies that enhance student learning and performance; they also determine procedures to assess student learning and performance consistent with course content and curriculum goals.
• Effective teachers are reflective practitioners who critically examine and revise their practices as needed. They actively seek professional growth in areas of subject matter and teaching.
• Effective teachers evaluate the effectiveness of new research, ideas, theories and pedagogical approaches and as appropriate, incorporate them into their teaching.
• Effective teachers continually examine the curriculum, and develop and support curricular programs both within and across disciplines.