Karen Honeycutt, PhD
Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Allied Health Professions Education, Research and Practice
College of Allied Health Professions
Top 5 CliftonStrengths
- Deliberative
- Learner
- Analytical
- Responsibility
- Harmony
Dr. Honeycutt's Coaching Philosophy
As a coach, I strive to provide a safe, supportive, encouraging environment for an individual to make decisions about their own personal and professional growth journey. I recognize and invite an individual’s unique ideas, values, and beliefs to the coaching process. I coach with a beginner’s mindset founded in curiosity, practice mindful listening and am fully present when coaching. My coaching philosophy is very much related to my teaching philosophy.
Dr. Honeycutt's Teaching Philosophy
My current teaching and learning philosophy (I find this is always evolving) focuses on improving learning outcomes for both learner and teacher. An effective teacher must be enthusiastic, optimistic, and model a lifelong learning commitment; be knowledgeable about best practices in teaching, learning, assessment and evaluation; participate in scholarly activities that add to the educational best-practices literature; understand educational improvement concepts; be an excellent communicator with students, peers, administrators and community stakeholders; and be a content expert able to organize flexible, effective learning activities in supportive, safe learning environments. An excellent teacher must embrace individual diversity yet expect and help each learner in realizing and reaching their potential as an individual, learner, professional and member of society.
What is one lesson Dr. Honeycutt has learned from a career blunder?
When I’m working with others, I always encourage blunders to serve as a learning opportunity. Reflect to determine what went well and identify areas for improvement. That is so hard to apply to myself! When something goes off the rails, I will give it a day and then as objectively as possible reflect on the situation. When I was the coachee, my coach continually reminded me to utilize my supportive team.