Teaching context and philosophy
The core principles that guide my learning and teaching philosophy include create an active learning environment, collaboration between students, develop intellectual curiosity, design real-world experiences, reflect through experiences, and create inclusive culture through empathy. I inspire my students by focusing on why and how rather than just delivering facts. In my teaching, I find using real-world and contemporary examples help students to relate to, get fascinated, and inspiration to develop technologies improving our planet, our people, and our future. As a teacher, I feel the responsibility to ensure holistic development of students in social, intellectual, and emotional dimensions. I genuinely care about students’ future and know that I must go that extra mile to lead a positive impact on my students. As a scholar in Artificial Intelligence, I believe teaching and research should go hand in hand. When teaching computing courses, I like to incorporate my own research that complement regular class content. I extensively make use of technology and learning tools to promote meaningful, engaging, and collaborative learning. The experience of teaching a variety of computing courses at multiple institutions has made me aware of the needs and interests of a culturally and ethnically diverse cohorts. As a result, I prepare lesson plans always considering the interconnection between the student's own knowledge, cultural and learning abilities, the subject matter discussed in class, and current trends in the industry.
I greatly value the supportive and caring environment that UNSW provides to educators and students. In my prospective career as a Lecturer at UNSW, I look forward to working in a collaborative learning and teaching environment with both faculty and students, where I can develop courses incorporating innovative teaching techniques and the most recent theories and research through an interdisciplinary approach. I regularly build upon and complement my theoretical and practical knowledge through attending professional workshops, conferences, and courses. I am really enjoying teaching COMP9517 and COMP9444 in CSE at UNSW and I feel that I could contribute to several other courses at both the introductory and intermediate levels. I would also welcome the opportunity to develop new courses according to the school needs. The reputation of UNSW where students receive a more personalised, high-quality education, while still enjoying student life, is exactly the kind of setting in which I would like to continue my academic career. I am confident that I will deliver stimulating courses to the next generation of computer scientists and professionals.