Learning From and Practice on the Teaching Philosophies of Professor Sander Calisal in High Education

Abstract Higher education is a vast teaching system, including teaching philosophy and teaching practice. A good teaching philosophy helps to improve the quality of teaching, and a designing reasonable teaching practices is conducive to cultivating students excellent qualities. This article reviews that author postdoctoral work at Faculty of Applied Science in UBC under the guidance of Professor Sander Calisal, and introduces Professor Calisal’s teaching process and characteristics, and summarizes his educational philosophy. And also, the benefits that author gained in the practice of higher education in China following the teaching philosophy of Professor Calisal. In short, Professor Calisal’s contributions to international higher education are extremely valuable.