Our first step for teaching is to develop a topic. It would ideal if it is related to research, so that the research could feed into the lectures. I prefer to ask questions in class, so that students are active participants. Demonstration is necessary as well, so that the theory becomes live and easy to understand.
Tao, Xin
Bio
Xin received the PhD from the department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland at College Park. He received postdoc training in the same institution from 2015 to 2017. He is currently a lecturer with the same department. His research interests include forest disturbance mapping, biophysical variables based on remotely sensed data, and scaling effect.
Degrees
Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland at College Park - Ph.D
Areas of Interest
- forest disturbance mapping, biophysical variables based on remotely sensed data, scaling effect.
To begin research, it would be good to start with a proposal, with a good understanding of the current literature, research questions, research objectives. We would prefer conducting some preliminary results for the research proposal. A timeline would help the research to progress. When it is time, we had better present it in some conference and publish it in some journal.
Xin Tao
Lecturer
| LeFrak 1167
| xtao@umd.edu
| 2404607583