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Omar

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$70/h

1^st lesson free

Biology
Cell biology
Zoology
Physiology

An associate professor of forensic biology with a PhD in zoology/Entomology. Ready to fulfill your needs in biological subjects.

Biology
Cell biology
Zoology
Physiology

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- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from Honolulu

About Omar

Profoundly knowledgeable and resourceful Biologist/Zoologist/entomologist with over 30 years of research and university-level teaching experience. A bilingual exceptional communicator with exemplary written and verbal skills in both English and Arabic. Innovative thinker with strong field and laboratory research skills and problem- solving capabilities.

About the lesson

Experiential education actively engages students through first hand personal discoveries and
experiments instead of hearing or reading about the experiences of others. As a teaching
philosophy it has a long and mostly underutilized history in American higher education. My
paramount learning experiences have all involved hands on activities and when reflecting upon
my own teaching philosophy, experiential education is undoubtedly at the forefront. When
deciding on a major in college I wanted to do something that was tangible to me, something I
could feel, touch, smell or hold, and Biology was a natural fit. Once I decided to pursue a
graduate degree it enabled me to reflect on what my favorite courses were in the biological
sciences and why particular instructors stood out to me. Entomology easily came to mind as a
favorite discipline because as students we were frequently engaged in and out of the classroom.
After my first entomology class I realized that insects are everywhere. From forests, homes, and
gardens to a multitude of aquatic environments I was mesmerized at their ubiquitous distribution
and found myself from that point forward constantly observing and collecting insects.
Effective teaching involves enthusiastic instructors knowledgeable in a variety of subjects who
utilize innovative methods of teaching and share a common interest in education and the learning
experience of their students. In the utopian university, students would be anxious to learn and
teachers eager to teach. Instructors would always be prepared for their courses and students
would be prepared to learn. However, this is not always the case in modern classrooms of large
research institutions. Faculty members are often primarily focused on their research and
teaching is only peripheral to their departmental roles. Professors in higher education,
particularly in the sciences, often enter a classroom as experts in their research field but not
sufficiently prepared for undergraduate and graduate instruction.
Students are all unique, and the teaching techniques utilized must be just as varied to
accommodate differences in learning styles so that students are empowered to reach their own
maximum potential. Regardless of the methods employed with a class or an individual,
knowledge is something facilitated by a teacher but ultimately motivated internally and
generated from within each individual student. However, knowledge without a real-world
context is easily forgotten. For this reason, increased emphasis on new methods of teaching,
such as service-learning, which engages students while creating an environment where
knowledge is generated rather than transferred, thereby bridging theory and practice by
emphasizing student investment in their own education and intellectual propriety for the
knowledge gained. Of course, a person need not be a student in the traditional sense involving
classroom instruction to be a student. In many ways, anyone actively engaged in learning and
motivated by an unquenchable thirst for knowledge can be a student, whether they are
elementary, high school, or college students, teachers, college professors, academic
administrators or interested community members.
My teaching philosophy has been guided by effective teaching and leadership and is largely due
to the support, encouragement, and instruction I have received from family, friends, instructors,
and peers, all of whom displayed the similar qualities of patience, mutual respect, eagerness to
learn, active engagement, willingness to try, and recovery from failure. In many classrooms,
these values may not be present. If not intentionally made a part of the educational experience,
an important opportunity for creating and empowering our leaders and educators of tomorrow
will be missed. As educators, we should not only instill a desire to learn, ask questions, or think
critically in our students but also to highlight the importance of being socially conscious actively
engaged citizens throughout their lives.
“The caterpillar that refuses the cocoon will never learn to fly. The tadpole that
refuses legs never learns to hop. There comes a time in every educator's career
where a chance must be taken, a fear overcome, and a risk accepted. That is the
agony and the glory of learning. The educational environments of the 21st
century are being invented by heroic teachers, administrators, and community
leaders who have accepted the challenge of the Information Age and are leading
the institution of education into the future”—S. Stanley.
My personal philosophy about teaching is shaped as much by personal experiences as by
educational, scientific literature, and research. As such, my ideas about teaching will continue to
evolve through my interactions with faculty, staff, students and the community. Through
constant self-evaluation and reflection of my teaching, I will continue to strive to be a better
educator. It is increasingly important for teachers to serve as examples, role models, or mentors
to their students, sources of advice and guidance when needed, and as an inspiration. It takes a
special individual to teach, to be an instructor, and ultimately to inspire. Exceptional teachers
often have great interpersonal communication skills and an innate ability to combine “hard” facts
with real-world experience. Effective teaching in the future is going to require that teachers be
both research experts in their respective disciplines as well as trained formally or informally to
provide quality classroom instruction.

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An associate professor of forensic biology with a PhD in zoology/Entomology. Ready to fulfill your needs in biological subjects.

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Omar's Video

Other tutors in Biology

Zane

Kimberly

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Maya

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Paul

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Georges

Ammar

Christopher

Franshesca

Pratima

Mustafa

Al Hamza

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