Jun 12, 20157 minA Dialogical Statement of Teaching PhilosophyJeffrey W. Murray Assistant Professor, Department of Focused Inquiry - Virginia Commonwealth University As I began compiling materials to apply for promotion last summer, I thought to include a statement of teaching philosophy. I began by inspecting the statement I’d written when applying for my current position almost ten years ago. To my mild horror, it seemed not only out-of-date with respect to my evolved approach to teaching, but alternatively vague and trite. What