1. Teaching –Learning Process Good Teaching as an Attitude

2. A teacher with the right attitude makes a lasting impact on student learning A teacher with the right attitude makes a lasting impact on student learning

3. Some good teachers may be born, but most of them are made Some good teachers may be born, but most of them are made

4. Good teaching is about Passion for the subject Passion for the subject Scholarship and Scholarship and Rapport with students Rapport with students

5. Teaching through discussion leads to better retention and application of knowledge Teaching through discussion leads to better retention and application of knowledge

6. As teachers we should ask ourselves what it is that we want our students to learn in our course? As teachers we should ask ourselves what it is that we want our students to learn in our course?

7. Teaching methods should suit students’ backgrounds knowledge and learning styles Teaching methods should suit students’ backgrounds knowledge and learning styles

8. Teachers must maintain eye contact with their students Teachers must maintain eye contact with their students

9. Plan the content and pace of the lecture keeping in mind the weakest student of the class Plan the content and pace of the lecture keeping in mind the weakest student of the class

10. Add your own insights from other books or your experience to textual material Add your own insights from other books or your experience to textual material

11. The use of audiovisual tools doesn’t automatically improve learning The use of audiovisual tools doesn’t automatically improve learning Good teachers use aids to enhance learning, not to cover up their deficiencies Good teachers use aids to enhance learning, not to cover up their deficiencies

12. The best way to teach scientific concepts is to focus on knowledge as an outcome of a process of inquiry The best way to teach scientific concepts is to focus on knowledge as an outcome of a process of inquiry

13. Make efforts to build a rapport with students Make efforts to build a rapport with students Take formal and informal student feedback frequently Take formal and informal student feedback frequently

14. Good Teachers have the added responsibility of asserting the value of their profession Good Teachers have the added responsibility of asserting the value of their profession