Barry Westling

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Hi Susan: This is a good practice in that you only provide a small percentage to be earned by the student. It doesn't create a scenario where the student can miss the entire test, yet still pass. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Role of instructor personality in delivery selection

Hi Susan: In career based courses, it is an excellent technique to tie-in what ever subject you're discussing to a real world scenario. It makes the topic more relavant to what the student may need to know. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Informing students of status in course

Hi Susan: To paraphrase what you've mentioned here - we can help students make changes in study habits to have more successful outcomes at the end of the course. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Selecting evaluation methods

Hi Dionne: You make an excellent point - not many institutions seem to give enough credence to the use of self-evaluation techniques. Using these kinds of tools also allows the student to answer the question "have I learned"? Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Selecting sufficient course content

Hi Dionne: An additional thought might be to selct material the can be related to real world scenarios as much as possible. However, that's not always practical (as perhaps with a subject like calculus). Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

Hi Dionne: Exactly - in the vein of being a role model, what message does it send our students when the instructor is disorganized - a good one or negative one?

Barry Westling

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Awarding extra credit

Hi Joseph, You make a strong point. If a student is allowed to slip by from the use of an extra assignment, how might that make the student who is excelling feel? Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

Hi Brandy: Very true. Additionally, being organized sends the right kind of message to the student. A good question for every instructor to ask themselves mightbe, "what message does it send to the student if I am disorganized"?

Barry Westling

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Making field trips and guest speakers a part of instruction

Hi Brandy: Perfect! And, especially for career oriented courses, it allows the student a chance to ask questions about the content from another resource besides the main instructor. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Making field trips and guest speakers a part of instruction

Hi Richard: That's it exactly - we offer the student an additional persepctive about the content you've discussed. Regards, Barry