Cindy Williams

In my Career Management & Business classes, I take diverse learners one step further to understand diversity. I wrote it on the white board in large letters. I explained the definition of diversity and the reason why not all being the same is okay. I let the student talk about differences in race, ethnicities, cultures, appearances, and economic conditions. When I incorporate this discussion, I find the students are more tolerant of differences with even advanced students being more tolerant of slower learners or learners with LD's. The more advanced students were even receptive to tutoring or providing supplemental explanation.… >>>

As I teach in Career Development, the students need both physical and mental organization to be successful in completing tasks. To be successful as an online student, the student needs to have the physcial organization of having the proper tools, such as computer with sufficient resources and software applications. If the computer does not have the updated operating systems or sufficient hard drive/memory to support this type of learning environmeny, he/she will quickly become frustrated. As important, the student needs to have the mental organization by having the correct skill set and experience in using a computer. I teach Intro… >>>

I always strive to know the names of my students by the end of the first class. To help with this, I ask each student to introduce themself and their major. Next, I ask them to assemble in groups of four. I ask them to choose a team name and a team leader. I then ask the team leader to submit their team name and the members of the team. I then ask them to introduce their group name and the names of the members of their group. I have a secondary reinforcement of their names followed by their seating… >>>