Learning Within Teaching: Insights Faculty Gain From Their Interactions With Students Around Subject Matter

Authors

  • Anabella Martinez Marymount School Author
  • Milagros Castillo-Montoya University of Connecticut Author
  • Liza Ann Bolitzer City University of New York Author

Keywords:

learning within teaching, faculty, faculty learning, learning, teaching, higher education, student learning, higher education students

Abstract

Learning in higher education is often perceived from the stand-point of the students, yet faculty are also learners. To investigate what faculty learn from their interactions with students, the authors analyzed interview data from 40 early post-tenure faculty and learned that (1) faculty approach subject matter differently than students and (2) the difference between faculty and student expectations for learning can prompt emotional responses ranging from joy to frustration. These insights speak to faculty understandings of their students as learners and how such understandings may develop within their work as teachers. The findings also indicate the importance of faculty sharing and examining their understandings of students within professional development.

Published

2024-04-25