A set of features that a university professor has that makes him the best among his students?
It grieves me to say that some, if not many, of the students are evaluating us as university professors upon our marks that we give them and not upon the knowledge we give.
be polite
be in moderation
be brave
be knowledgeable
to be consistent
to be clear
good transfer of information
being friends outside of class
not withholding information
valuing the student
must have rules in the classroom
should not discriminate between students
not compare students
should be fair
should not refuse
should not insult
taking care of their cleanliness and clothing
be smiling and positive
to be visionary
have an opinion on matters outside of their own field
be a guide
be a savior in difficult times
be sincere and loving
Has ability to communicate information to his students in a smooth and uncomplicated way.
The ability to develop relationships with their students. The most frequent response is that a great teacher develops relationships with students. ... https://www.pearsoned.com/top-five-qualities-effective-teachers/
Teachers need to be able to build trusting relationships with students in order to create a safe, positive, and productive learning environment. For example, a student in Boston told us that great teachers are “Willing to listen to students when there is a problem.”https://www.pearsoned.com/top-five-qualities-effective-teachers/
Patient, caring, and kind personality
Personality characteristics related to being a compassionate person and having a sensitivity to student differences, particularly with learners, was the second most frequently reported quality. Again, there is research to support that teacher dispositions are strongly related to student learning and development. https://www.pearsoned.com/top-five-qualities-effective-teachers/
Engaging students in learning. Students always say that teachers should be able to engage and motivate students to learn. Researchers talk about three types of engagement that are required for students to learn: cognitive, emotional, and behavioral. Survey respondents mostly focused on making content interesting and the ability to motivate students to learn. A student in Pennsylvania said great teachers are, “motivating students to succeed in and out of school.” https://www.pearsoned.com/top-five-qualities-effective-teachers/
Fascinating character and effective eeaching style
Ability to set goals
Cleverness in a classroom management
Expert in the subject matter
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It grieves me to say that some, if not many, of the students are evaluating us as university professors upon our marks that we give them and not upon the knowledge we give.
Hi, a L.L.M student here. This is my list:
1) Require actual effort, and be willing to work as well. I believe professors who are demanding effort of their students are highly valued. That way a student can tell that they gain knowledge and not merely grades. In particular, give assignments throughout the semester, so that students could benefit from the feedback prior to the final exam.
2) Effort mustn't be for the sake of effort alone. It must be relevant. No one likes to waste time on technicalities and read unrelevant material due to the professor's oversights. Also, bombarding your students with fragmented, redundant messages every other day is another way of creating unnecessary burden.
3) Find a way to measure success in way that respects your students and allows them to showcase their knowledge.
4) Speak in short (or at least clear) sentences and know what is the message before you start speaking. Learning vast amounts of new material is challenging on its own. No need to add to it the need to restructure a professor's sentences for him, as you go. Many professors lack self-awareness in this area.
5) Clear diction. Enough said.
6) Be kind, patient and respectful. Professors are not god's gift to human kind. The people you teach have stories & life experiences you are not familiar with. Be humble. If not for yourself then at least, so that students will be able to focus more on the material at hand, than on their utter disgust with the professor.
7) Be careful with ethics. If someone else gives feedback on students' assignments, make sure they are capable of behaving themselves. Students don't need to accidently overhear derogatory comments on their work while studying at the same library where your TA chose to grade their work. (True story, happened to my class when I was in my first year of my first degree. I wasn't the only one who overheard that TA that week at the library.)
8) Everything else is a matter of personal taste, in my opinion.
According to my personal taste: don't let a single student hijack the discussion and waste everybody's expensive time; allow active learning only if you can manage it; teach in the socratic method only if you know how to do it; allow questions in an orderly fashion.
Also, be aware that if you read your lecure from paper, students will secretly wish they could simply have access to the PDF rather than to sit through your lecture while you read it aloud. Still, it would be much better than an unclear oral presentation.
*I consider "knowledge of his/her subject material" as a given.
EDIT: In the faculty that I am from, the most popular professors are usually the most demanding ones (I thought about those who are popular here when I wrote my list). Since I seriously doubt there's anything special about the students who go to the Hebrew University, I don't believe there's any need to lower expectations in order to be popular as a professor.
1- The student is respected and does not differentiate between them in the treatment. 2- Proficient in the field of specialization 3- Humility 4- Honesty, transparency and integrity. 5- Provides advice when required and avoids discussions on topics outside the side.
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