My goal as an instructor is to light the fire of critical reasoning and a passion for learning and curiosity in my students. My teaching pedagogy incorporates a multi-dimensional understanding of empirical and theoretical approaches to provide students with a basis for scholarly engagement. I encourage students to connect course materials and ideas to their own experiences and the world around them. I also encourage students to use their own words and ideas to explain difficult concepts. I foster reflexivity in my students by employing a myriad of teaching strategies including debates, simulation games, role-play, group-workshop, and peer interviews. 

I love teaching! I combine abstract and analytical texts with case studies and current events from which students are required to identify active linkages drawn from multimedia sources and everyday experiences. Research and fieldwork are also incorporated into my courses. These combined strategies engender a learner-centered process where students are actively engaged in their own education through the utilization of skills, information, and knowledge acquired. This process also allows for building a learning community that provides students with the opportunity to grasp the importance of collaboration, communication, and knowledge production.

For evaluation, I introduce various types of tests and creative assessments such as free-writes, timed-essays, analysis of print media, documentary reviews, and photo essays, to determine improvement in knowledge and thinking skills. My approach is to always give students a constructive feedback both in and outside of the classroom. I believe that university-level teaching is a privilege and a significant responsibility, involving mentoring and supporting students as they develop skills for future employment and for life more generally. 

In summary, my overall goal as a teacher is to foster a passion for learning that goes beyond the classroom and sparks a lifetime of concern and interest in the broader global community.