The Prof
I'm Wayland Chau and welcome to The Reflective Prof! I hope to share my thoughts and insights on teaching undergraduate students. I am a professor of business law at the Pilon School of Business at Sheridan College. Most of my students are in the Bachelor of Business Administration degree program. I strive to facilitate active learning experiences for my students, using both new online technologies and traditional methods.
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My Teaching Philosophy
Recently, I had to express my teaching philosophy in 1 to 2 pages. This was for an application to teach a course at another institution. I have a lot of thoughts about teaching, but I have never before had to … Continue reading
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To Syllabus or Not to Syllabus
In my dreams, my students pore over every carefully crafted word in my syllabus. In reality, I know that many of my students pay as much atttention to my syllabus as they do to Facebook user agreements. Many of us, … Continue reading
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Spring in the Fall: New things I am trying this school year (Part 1)
As an educator, fall always feels like spring to me. It is a time of new beginnings, renewal, optimism and endless possibilities. Every new semester is a clean slate with new students and new challenges – even if it is … Continue reading
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The Reflective Prof 