ABOUT ME
Hi, my name is Hawa Allarakhia. I am of Indian descent, but I was born and brought up in the United States. I have traveled to every continent except Antarctica, and I don’t plan to go there because I am a true Florida girl at heart; I have lived in Manatee County my whole life. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in World Languages (Spanish) in the spring of 2016 from USFSP. Yo soy una persona muy compasiva (I am a very compassionate person). In Spring 2018, I graduated with a Master's in Education from USFSM. I hope to work in a higher education setting to help instructors figure out the best way to teach disabled students in an online environment. Along with editing my dissertation proposal this semester, as a graduate student in the Doctorate of Education in Educational Innovation – , I work part-time on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus as a graduate assistant in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity and the Office of Research. As an academic advisor, I hope to use my personal experience to show students with disabilities that achieving success in university and obtaining employment is possible with hard work.
Educational Philosophy It is my hope to teach disabled online adult learners who wish to further their education. I will include elements that all learners find beneficial for optimum understanding of course objectives. In order to foster the development of cognitive thinking skills, I will help students learn how to make connections between course content and how to apply that course content to real life situations. My role as an instructor is to guide students through course material and keep them focused on the objectives of the course. |
"Hard work is the key to all success"