Senior Lecturer in GIS and Remote Sensing at Edge Hill University. Specialist in mangrove and blue carbon extent, change and structure.
This week I completed my first year of academic teaching. As I transistioned some of my time from research to teaching, here are three things that I have learned: 1) Learning is a two way street. You cannot expect studnets to comprehensively learn what you aren't willing to comprehensively teach 2) If you put in no work, the students will criticise you. If you put in 100%, the students will also likely criticise you. This is ok, it's how we learn. But you should always be working with them and never against them. 3) If you can, lean on your colleagues when needed. If you're lucky like me, you'll find them to be supportive, kind and generous with their time/knowledge. Take from them and give back when needed. Here's to next year!
Outreach Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
8moSome great takeaways!