PETER DITTMER Presents "Coaching Vs. Teaching":

We frequently hear people discussing teachers and their teaching techniques, as well as coaches and their coaching strategies. But have you ever considered the two terms, which are not interchangeable, similar, or dissimilar? Do these terms apply to your flight students? Broadly speaking, coaching is a holistic, iterative process focused on developing a specific aspect of the person being coached, whereas teaching is a linear, sequential method primarily involving one-way communication, to impart new information.

Coaching and teaching both involve passing on knowledge and skills to others. Both necessitate a certain level of knowledge in the subject matter being taught or coached. Both seek to help people improve or develop in some way. As flight instructors do we find ourselves favoring one pedagogical practice to another? This presentation will examine the similarities and differences between coaching and teaching as it applies to flight instruction.

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Dr. PETER DITTMER Ed.D / Master CFI

Dr. Peter Dittmer has been a CFI for the past 34 years and holds five consecutive Master CFI Accreditation(s) and a Legacy Accreditation with NAFI. Currently he is an active CFI in the Central Texas Area. Dr. Dittmer has an ATP Multi Engine, as well as CFI, CFII, and MEI “Gold Seal”. In addition to these ratings he holds a BBA from Texas A&M, Masters in Aviation Safety, and Doctorate in Organizational Leadership. His research interests include Aviation Safety, Student Assessment, Curriculum Design, Student Persistence, and Pedagogical Practices in University Aviation Programs. In 1999, he was awarded FAA Flight Instructor of the Year for the Southwest Region, and also served as a NASA Faculty Fellow in years 2003-2005 at Dryden Flight Research Center (now Neil Armstrong Flight Research Center). Furthermore, he has been active in Civil Air Patrol where he served as a Standards and Evaluation Officer, as well as a Check Pilot and Mission Check Pilot.

Dr. Dittmer’s professional background includes working for various university aviation programs in administrative positions and teaching CFR 141 ground and flight classes, finally retiring from Central Washington University as Department Chair in 2021. With 8500 hours of dual given, he enjoys teaching aerospace engineering, mentoring students to build an RV -12, flight instructing, and coaching “Texas” high school football in Georgetown, Texas.

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