TEACHING GOALS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS

            I use goal setting as a tool for enhancing the effectiveness of my teaching.  At the end of each semester, I reflect on my teaching and think of ways I can improve the course.  Although my goals may change over time, by setting them I know exactly what I want to achieve over the next few years to help me become a more effective educator.  My current teaching goals for the next five years are:

•  to clearly define learning objectives for each of my courses

•  increase the critical thinking aspects of all of my classes

•  incorporate more problem-based learning

•  use more multimedia in the classroom

•  incorporate more research-based pedagogy into my courses

•  improve my testing to make it more of a learning experience