Introduce yourself to your TLEW peers and facilitators. Share (1) a bit about yourself, and (2) describe how one of the pictures (from the picture collage) could represent your teaching approach (3-5 lines). After you have introduced yourself and shared your story, don't forget to come back and read the stories of your peers and welcome them to the group! To post your contributions, double-click on the Padlet wall, write your response on the questions given above and click on the publish button by Network of Quality, Teaching and Learning

kiranqasimali — 2022-03-13 17:09:53 UTC

I am Kiran Qasim Ali and I work with the Network of Quality, Teaching and Learning (QTL) as Teaching and Learning Specialist. I am also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I welcome you all in this workshop and I forward to learning a lot from you all.

I would like to go with the picture of hiking because as a hiker needs to know the map of the route properly to be able to guide others, similarly, I need to have content expertise to help my learners learn particular concepts. A hiker also uses particular strategies, tools and techniques during hiking to guide his/her team, similarly, I believe I need to have right pedagogical tools/strategies to help my learners digest those concept and achieve their learning outcomes.

Dr. Shanila Sohail

2022-10-31 08:53:30 UTC

Senior Instructor
Department of Educational Development
Aga Khan University

Shanila Sohail

2022-10-31 09:04:44 UTC

The Tree:
As a teacher, I would like to share my knowledge and skills as roots of a tree which spreads in all directions, and the roots spring up to make new strong trees that provide shade to all.”

Ali Hussaini

2022-10-31 11:39:53 UTC

Research Manager
CHS - AKU
Conducting sessions for MSc students on Health Financing, Budgeting and Research Ethics. For me, you don't have to be labelled as a "teacher" to "teach". It comes from within - some say, it's our passion, I say, teaching is my opportunity to learn, un-learn and re-learn.

The picture from the collage, I'll choose will be of a Compass. I would want to start off my classes by giving some instructions to see how many students follow them and aim to travel outside the box, aiming to achieve more than what was desired.

Introduction

2022-11-01 04:36:30 UTC

Hello everyone
This is Amina Lakhani working as Administrator, Nursing Education Services, AKUH. I am nursing alum of AKUSONAM and have work experience of more than 20 years in field of nursing education and staff development.
I can relate with the tree under beautiful blue sky being a first one for the first time someone from Nursing Services (staff development) attending TLEW and aiming for HEA fellowship. Hence, though I'll be the first one but not the only one as in the picture I can see more trees behind the very visible "first" tree.

Dr Nargis Asad

2022-11-01 04:37:05 UTC

Associate professor & Chair Department of Psychiatry.
Process of teaching and learning to me is like preparing a palatable cuisine with accurate /balanced ingredients and making it presentable for the consumers in a way that they ask for more :)

hello everyone! I am Dr Areej Azhar. I am a medical educationist working in the department of PGME for FMIC. I prefer using the multi color beads picture as a representation of my teaching approach, where I acknowledge the different backgrounds and learning styles for each student and mold my teaching accordingly to keep a blend of all learning styles.

2022-11-01 06:30:25 UTC

Dr Fazal Manzoor Arain

2022-11-01 10:10:21 UTC

I am an Assistant Professor of the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences.
I feel that the guys playing football is my best representative. It is my belief that the best way to teach and learn is that both faculty and students are at the same level. The faculty needs to be the captain; but always remember that the captain is nothing without a strong team. On the other hand, the students need to remember that even though the captain is playing on the same field, they cannot win without a leader. So the captain should receive the respect that he/she deserves.

Sidra Ishaque, Assistant Professor,Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

2022-11-01 21:29:27 UTC

I would use the compass as an aide and a guide for my trainees; to provide them with a direction towards adult learning....lead the way and and help achieve learners mastery in whatever they aim to pursue

Dr Samar Zaki

samarzakiaku — 2022-11-02 04:41:24 UTC

Hello every one. I am Dr Samar Zaki and I am faculty in Department of Family Medicine AKU, Pakistan. I have been involved in clinical as well as in class undergraduate and post graduate teaching. My journey in AKU first as a student and residency trainee in role of learner and then as faculty in the role of teacher has made me realize that teaching and learning goes hand in hand and the best way to learn is to teach. I relate myself as a team player in a football or cricket match when each player is willing to learn from strengths of others and at the same time support his peers with his own strengths.
I look forward to attend the workshop with this enthusiastic group of learners and teachers.

Munir Ahmed

2022-11-02 08:08:51 UTC

Hello!
I have recently joined AKU-SONAM as a teaching associate.
Previously, I was working with the US consulate Karachi under RELO projects and AmanTech as a life-skills trainer in a diverse environment.

I would select the hiking in a group picture because it shows the
passion for exploring something new collaboratively. Facing challenges and solving them together.

Hi Everyone!

miikej7menezes — 2022-11-02 15:44:11 UTC

I'm Michael Menezes, an English Language Teacher (ELT) at SONAM. I have almost ten years of teaching experience at SONAM.

I choose the canoe as my teaching approach. With my one paddle blade, I propel to take my learners forward to reach the destination.
Sometimes the sail is smooth in my approach, sometimes its rough. It's paddling the rough waters where new learning develops which changes the form for my teaching aporoach.

Hi Friends and Colleagues! I am Robyna Irshad Khan, an anaesthesiologist with a strong interest in Bioethics. I will use the spoons and spatulas to teach my students cooking/baking. "I dont measure a thing when I cook...I just sprinkle and add stuff until I hear the spirit of my ancestors whisper "that's enough child"

2022-11-03 03:24:50 UTC

Hello everyone!

2022-11-03 05:04:12 UTC

I am Tayyaba Shah, working as Teaching Associate at SONAM. I have been teaching Anatomy and Physiology in BScN year 1.
By choosing the picture where players are practicing and preparing themself for future tasks, I prepare my students to work collaboratively and grasp the basic concepts (like tips and tricks in a game) of the subject that can work for them in their future practice in clinical settings.

Najeeha

2022-11-03 05:20:43 UTC

This is Najeeha Iqbal, I am basic scientist, teacher and mentors for many students and co-workers. My philosophy of teaching is that you learn when you teach or in other words teaching empowers you when you deliver correct and accurate knowledge. teaching is voyage for me and every stop you pick something new and drop used stuff, something that you experienced and now you replace it with a new or a better one.

Kausar S Khan

kausarskhan1 — 2022-11-03 06:12:39 UTC

I was a faculty in CHS/AKU for about 30 years, & CHS became a base for my learning the participatory approaches in engaging others for learning.... in this process i was guided by Paolo Friere and availed the learning opportunities i got outside CHS, simply because i was linked to the women's movement in Pakistan and the NGO sector in which women worked... & i availed opportunities to learn from the S Asian Forum. CHS was a learning institute and its leadership was committed to the learning of the opportunity. Focus of my work was always women marginalized by class and gender, & challenged all theories that we learnt as part of our educational journey.

kausar s khan

kausarskhan1 — 2022-11-03 06:15:07 UTC

the picture that represents my style of teaching is above... give all the opportunity to be involved... maintain openness... and strive for collective decision making and learners engage with their own processes of learnig. (constructivist approach)

Dr Fazal Manzoor Arain

2022-11-03 06:55:48 UTC

Greetings from Chynara

2022-11-03 12:52:31 UTC

Good evening, everyone.
My name is Chynara, I am an instructional designer at the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology at the University of Central Asia. I came to Karachi to attend the TLEW workshop all the way from Kyrgyzstan.
The picture that represents my teaching approach is the compass. I see myself as a person who can help students navigate through the woods of knowledge and learning new skills by providing a feedback and feedforward in accomplishing the learning outcomes. I believe in student agency and taking responsibility of their learning and teacher being there to get them excited and show the way instead of imposing knowledge.

Looking forward to meeting you all :)

Dr Aamna Iqbal

2022-11-04 05:56:19 UTC

Hi everyone!
I'm Aamna, Family Medicine Consultant at AKU, Karachi. A few years ago I made the move from Wales to Pakistan and still finding my feet!
I relate the journey of a student to the picture of the magnificent tree: starting off as tiny seed- we as teachers and mentors can nurture this seed and achieve something quite remarkable. Looking forward to meeting you all.

2022-11-04 08:29:08 UTC

This is Arfa Azhar, working as senior instructor and I am a researcher and teacher in department of BBS,AKUH. I prefer using the multi color beads picture as an understanding of philosophy of my teaching approach, where I recognize various experiences and learning styles for each student and frame my way of education therefore to carry out a combination of all learning styles.

This is Arfa Azhar working as senior instructor and I am a researcher and teacher in AKUH. I prefer using the multi color beads picture as a understanding of philosophy of my teaching approach, where I recognize various experiences and learning styles for each student and frame my way of education therefore to carry out a combination of all learning styles.

2022-11-04 08:29:23 UTC

Greetings, from SONAM, PK

ambernaz_david21 — 2022-11-04 09:13:24 UTC

My name is Amber David, an eLearning coordinator, I have 16 plus years of experience in teaching Ed-Tech to nursing educators and learners. Pioneered and introduced the secure e-Assessment in the education system with the nurse educators’ team and significantly accelerated their effectiveness from any part of the world successfully from 2012 till to date. I advise educators that leveraged innovative design and development strategies to create courseware to increase learners’ satisfaction, improve progress efficiencies and maintain quality in the education system. Enterprises the vibrant, interactive content that helps in improving the teaching/learning pedagogy and provides vast learning benefits and contrivance in progressing grades of the learners.

I chose the green cabbage field because is a vast area. Always up-to-date and green when it comes to introducing new technologies into the education and healthcare system.

Since I am teaching educational technology to healthcare professionals, training both educators and learners how to implement the Ed-Tech in the education system and healthcare and supporting the educators in creating an engaging environment in Learning Management System (LMS) and making teaching-learning enjoyable.

This is primarily due to the fact that it is an extremely hearty vegetable that keeps for a long time: even after the outside leaves have withered, the inner leaves remain fresh. It relates to educational technology, where every day, something new and innovative is rolled out into the education market. Consequently, we should be alert and enhance our skills and knowledge to improve the quality of the education and healthcare system, as old technology is phasing out of the system.

Furthermore, green cabbage is characterized by scaffolding, or the explanation of all steps in detail (detail-oriented) just one at a time, so that both educators and learners have the opportunity to improve their abilities in educational technology that can be integrated into the education sector or healthcare systems.

2022-11-04 10:40:32 UTC

Good day!

My name is Humaira Malik, and I work for the Nursing Education Services Department as a Nurse Instructor. I believe the football play is a better comparison for my teaching style. In a football game, teammates cooperate to achieve a common objective. The coach is also there to assist them in accomplishing their goals.

My teaching strategies also place a strong emphasis on collaboration, mutual communication, accepting the ideas and interpretations of others, and learning as a group.

As an educator, you encourage people to share their information, experiences, and practices. If you see any gaps in someone's understanding or method, you can direct them accordingly. In a football play, a coach does something similar.

SAHREEN

2022-11-04 14:55:14 UTC

Hi there! I am one of your facilitators.

I am part of the global QTL family at Aga Khan University. I have worked at AKU in various capacities as a faculty member, researcher, administrator and faculty/academic developer for the past 16 years. In my current role, I manage two significant activities in the Network: TEACH CPD Scheme and Haile T. Debas Teachers’ Academy.

I have selected a compass to represent my teaching and mentoring approaches to support faculty members (who are my learners) at the University. Like a compass, I provide a direction to my learners relative to their journey of teaching transformation and attaining reward and recognition in teaching excellence. I achieve this through mentoring faculty members in benchmarking their practice against international standards through HEA fellowships, providing 1-1 consultations and co-facilitating professional development workshops. I view my role as empowering faculty members to take charge of their professional learning and encourage reflective practice among them.

Hello & Assalam o Alaikum!

2022-11-04 15:25:26 UTC

I am Dr Noor Baig. I am an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine & an Associate Faculty Member at the Centre of Excellence for Trauma & Emergencies (CETE) at the AKUH.
The picture that represents my teaching methodology is the one in which people are tracking a mountain. I believe in heightening the anticipation by highlighting the essence about a particular topic and equip the students by providing them essential tools that enable them to explore the topic in an optimal way. And then give them the freedom to explore and learn in a manner that suits them the best!

Dr. Nosheen Nasir

nosheennasir — 2022-11-04 15:34:25 UTC

Assalam-u-Alaikum and hello everyone. I am Dr. Nosheen Nasir, an infectious diseases physician in the section of Adult Infectious Diseases at the Dept. Of Medicine at Aga Khan University.
I would choose the picture that shows people on an excursion walking in line behind one another to reflect my style of teaching which would involve teaching by example and paving the way by being the guide ahead of the line, by role modelling and through effective mentoring.

Dr Iffat Ahmed

2022-11-05 11:45:24 UTC

This is Iffat Ahmed, a gynecologist (first pediatric & adolescent gynecologist of Pakistan to be more specific), associated with AKU for more than 12years. I am coordinating the UG program for OBGY rotation.
I think, I am more like a paddler with changing strategies of paddling from low or high angle stroke according to the challenges while sailing smooth and turbulent waters.

Dr Iffat Ahmed

2022-11-05 11:54:25 UTC

Naghma

2022-11-06 04:03:45 UTC

Aly Jafferani

QTL_net — 2022-11-06 05:50:26 UTC

Hi everyone,

My name is Aly Jafferani and I work as a Teaching & Learning Associate in the Network of Quality, Teaching and Learning (QTL).

The picture which resonates with my teaching approach is the third picture in the first row of camping adventure in Lake Komen. I think teaching of as an adventure to not only discover new spaces but also to discover parts about ourselves and our students. Another word I can associate with the picture and teaching is of wonder and the ways we can inspire students to live with that wonder. The last word which links this image to my philosophy of teaching is of relationships which I think is instrumental for the nurture and growth of a child.

Mariia Guzikova

QTL_net — 2022-11-06 05:52:57 UTC

Hello, everyone! I am Mariia Guzikova, and I work at the University of Central Asia at the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology! I'm excited to be one of the facilitators of TLEW!
My analogy for teaching is Pic #6 - it is a teamwork for me, and the victory requires a joint commitment when all members of the team play individually but win together. While they might win and sometimes loose, the players would grow, advancing towards mastery, and their coach would create a nurturing environment for them. Collaboration and peer support is the key component here.

Khairulnissa Ajani

khairulnissaajani — 2022-11-06 07:57:27 UTC

Hello Everyone! Welcome to TLEW!
I am joint appointment with SONAM and QTL.
Very happy to be a part of this diverse group of educators and clinicians; bringing in perspectives from our own experience, learning and preparation.
This best resonates with different coloured marbles in one of the pictures.
Together, we will add shine, colour and completeness to the workshop!
To learning more together!

Abeer Hammadi

BDL_net — 2022-11-06 08:02:34 UTC

Hello fellow participants,
I am Abeer from the Network of Quality, Teaching, and Learning, popularly known as QTL_net. I mainly look after QTL_net's blended and digital professional development activities. It's been three years since I joined the network, and it has been a fun and wild ride full of learning opportunities :). I think my teaching approach resonates with this picture the most. I tend to give my participants various ideas of what they can do in their classroom using technology, but I leave it to their discretion and let them lead the way in their exploration. I giddy up with joy when participants find their aha moments and submerge themselves in a whirlpool of ideas of what can work in their classroom, whether online or face-to-face. But, I always tend to be by their side "like a guide on the side," which is how it is described these days. Be it technical support while using a tool or figuring out the right digital pedagogy for their teaching and learning activities.

Kausar Waqar Hello everyone. my name is Kausar Waqar and i am a senior instructor in Human Development programme. I think about my teaching and learning through the lens of a journey. Everyone embarks on the journey and are traverse that same path, but the experiences are different. These experiences are shaped by many factors. Similarly, the facilitators and participants are embarking on the journey on knowledge seeking, which is shaped individually.

2022-11-06 17:46:53 UTC

Dr. Mustafa Aslam, Senior Instructor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.

2022-11-06 20:31:14 UTC

I am a Forensic Physician & Bioethicist by profession. I have been teaching Forensic Medicine & Bioethics for more than a decade now and think the picture of compas best represent my teaching approach as I believe that the core responsibility of a teacher is to navigate & direct students, show them the right path in order to achieve the required goals.

Hi it’s Sadruddin, from the faculty of education, KIU having over some 14 years of teaching at university level. I am an auto/ethnographer and would love to engage with my teaching as for enabling my learners and self. To this end, among many images, I would love to be part of the members of the football team that better represents the metaphor of teaching as co-evolving where both teacher and learner engage in a team work. This is how my philosophy of teaching is to focus on my learners, as matured adults, to provide them multiple opportunities to think and reflect on their own ways of learning in order to achieve the intended learning outcome as a common goal.

2023-02-16 06:24:35 UTC

Sadruddin Qutoshi

sadruddinqutoshi — 2023-02-16 08:57:33 UTC

Hi it’s Sadruddin, from the faculty of education, KIU having over some 14 years of teaching at university level. I am an auto/ethnographer and would love to engage with my teaching as for enabling my learners and self. To this end, among many images, I would love to be part of the members of the football team that better represents the metaphor of teaching as co-evolving where both teacher and learner engage in a team work. This is how my philosophy of teaching is to focus on my learners, as matured adults, to provide them multiple opportunities to think and reflect on their own ways of learning in order to achieve the intended learning outcome as a common goal.

murodbek — 2026-05-12 16:01:15 UTC

Hello! I am Murodbek, Associate Director for MSRI, UCA. My teaching and research is focused on energy policy and sustainability. I have taught courses at this juncture at UCA and Nazarbayev University. I chose the compass image. A compass reflects my teaching approach because it offers direction without dictating the journey. As a teacher, I provide guidance—pointing out possible routes, landmarks, and orientations—much like a compass shows multiple directions of travel. The learner, however, chooses the path and takes responsibility for walking it. Throughout the journey, teacher and learner remain connected: the compass is revisited at key moments to reflect, recalibrate, and make informed choices. In this way, learning becomes a shared journey of guidance and agency, where direction is offered, independence is respected, and progress is continually shaped through dialogue and trust.

Hello, everyone! I am Muqim, an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at University of Central Asia. I teach mathematics courses to students. I would choose picture #1 to represent my teaching approach, because in my courses every element of the mechanism is important for proper functioning, even the minor gears. When studying new concepts in mathematics, learners must have a strong foundation in the fundamental branches of math

smuqim — 2026-05-13 04:05:03 UTC