{"id":417,"date":"2015-08-23T21:26:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T21:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/?p=417"},"modified":"2017-04-13T20:54:15","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T20:54:15","slug":"the-ust-academic-mall-and-my-teaching-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/the-ust-academic-mall-and-my-teaching-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"The UST Academic Mall and My Teaching Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr. Shuoyang Zhang&#8211;Being an educator is a noble profession. Human civilization depends upon the transcendent transmission of wisdom from generation to generation. It is an honor and a privilege for me to play a small role in this grand process.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 11th year of teaching since I first started in the summer of 2004. So far I have taught a total of 12 different courses and 32 classes in 4 AACSB accredited institutions, including 5 undergraduate and 7 graduate courses, covering a wide range of topics from marketing to management and entrepreneurship. In addition to receiving positive student evaluations, I was honored as one of the Beta Gamma Sigma Most Influential Faculty Members\u2014at the Colorado State University prior to joining UST\u2014\u201c<em>who provided them (students) with outstanding instruction, training, mentoring and nurturing to expect nothing less than excellence and confidence in their hard work on each of the challenges that they will face in the future.<\/em>\u201d From 2012 to 2015, I have accomplished 9 new preps at the Cameron School of Business. I love what I do as a teacher. It invigorates me at so many different levels.<\/p>\n<p>On my first day at UST, Dr.\u00a0Barry Wilbratte, the Dean of the Cameron School of Business at the time, gave me an orientation and showed me around the campus.\u00a0When I\u00a0learned about the symbolism of the Academic Mall, I\u00a0instantly felt\u00a0a deep resonance\u00a0and\u00a0a strong sense of\u00a0identification\u00a0with the values represented by the\u00a0architectural structure. It was a profound moment in my life that I will never forget. Here I would like to share my teaching philosophy with you.<\/p>\n<p>(click on image to enlarge)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/08\/650X250_BlogImage_TeachingPhilosophy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/the-ust-academic-mall-and-my-teaching-philosophy\/650x250_blogimage_teachingphilosophy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/08\/650X250_BlogImage_TeachingPhilosophy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"650X250_BlogImage_TeachingPhilosophy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/08\/650X250_BlogImage_TeachingPhilosophy-300x115.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/08\/650X250_BlogImage_TeachingPhilosophy.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/08\/650X250_BlogImage_TeachingPhilosophy.jpg\" alt=\"650X250_BlogImage_TeachingPhilosophy\" width=\"650\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/08\/650X250_BlogImage_TeachingPhilosophy.jpg 650w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/08\/650X250_BlogImage_TeachingPhilosophy-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 5px\" width=\"12\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"463\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Figure 1. The UST Academic Mall and My Teaching Philosophy<\/p>\n<p><em>As an educator, I am on a mission to help the students become holistically \u201cgood\u201d human persons\u2014not only in their intellectual excellence, but more importantly in their moral excellence\u2014who are prepared to serve the local and global community. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I believe the purpose of teaching is to facilitate students\u2019 own active learning. I have faith in the potentials of each and every student and I try my best to bring forth his\/her potentials through motivation and inspiration. When students are empowered to take initiatives and challenges, I watch their learning and achievements take place, in awe. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I believe learning should by no means be a pain and by all means a joy. The pursuit of truth and goodness is an ecstatic experience for me, and I want my students to feel it, too. I create a welcoming and fun environment in my class in which students feel comfortable and stay engaged. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I believe learning takes place through interactive relationships and human connections. I cultivate a sense of community in my class that grows throughout the semester and last beyond. This helps students to consider the bigger community in a more global level. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Academic Mall is the artistic depiction of the balance and integration of faith, represented by the Chapel, and reason, represented by the Doherty Library, in dialogue regarding various subject matters. I find it to\u00a0be the perfect analogy for my teaching philosophy\u00a0(see graph above).\u00a0The different aspects of my teaching philosophy guide my instructional methodology. I look forward to sharing more with you in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Contributors\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/contributors\/#shouyangzhang\">Shouyang Zhang, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Professor of Management &amp; Marketing, Cameron School of Business<\/p>\n<p>University of St. Thomas<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/cameron\/tag\/shuoyang-zhang\/\">See more posts by this author<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr. Shuoyang Zhang&#8211;Being an educator is a noble profession. Human civilization depends upon the transcendent transmission of wisdom from generation to generation. It is an honor and a privilege for me to play a small role in this grand process. 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