Teaching is a privilege and a responsibility. My personal teaching philosophy is that the classroom is an opportunity to engage, challenge, and guide students as they prepare for their future careers and lives. The following are some of the principles that guide me as I teach.

In the Classroom: In each topic discussed in a course, I search for what makes this content relevant to students’ current coursework or future professional life. Using examples from current events or encouraging students to connect their coursework and work experience to classroom topics enables students to develop connections between the classroom and the workplace. In the classroom, my goals include encouraging students to find value in the material, helping students gain critical knowledge in the core areas of the subject domain, and challenging students to apply course content to the workplace.

Teaching Methods: Students need to apply knowledge to build their confidence and enhance their learning of the content. In-class activities, homework, and case studies enable students to achieve these goals. By encouraging class participation and engagement, students gain a deeper understanding of concepts and begin thinking more critically about the subject.

Ethical Responsibility: Students will be confronted with one or more ethical dilemmas at some point in their careers. In the courses I teach, I incorporate ethical discussions via case studies or real-world examples. Exposing students to the different types of ethical considerations that they may face as professionals allows students to consider how they may react when confronted with a challenging situation in the future.

Role as a Teacher: The college classroom is a forum to help students learn content in the course subject area and gain critical skills for the workplace. The classroom enables students to improve their communication, critical thinking, and professionalism skills and learn a new subject matter.

I have taught a variety of courses at three universities.  At Baylor University, I taught a required course for MBA students that introduces them to business analytics. At the University of Nebraska at Omaha, I taught undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses on topics ranging from introduction to information systems, principles of information systems management, software project management, and organizational and behavioral research in information systems. At Georgia State University, I taught introductory information systems courses for undergraduate and MBA students.

I have also published research in the area of pedagogy.  For example, I have published an article outlining strategies that promote active learning (article) and lessons learned from a global software development class project (article).