Ingrid Alexander

This is a very good course and addresses the challenges of quality vs. retension instructors face everyday. In the end, I have to ensure the quality of the course is not compromised because students will begin to expect more of themselves in the end.

One activity I do during lecture is link movies to the material. For instance, when I am talking about spores and how you can't kill them, I link it to all the Die Hard films and that usually makes students laugh and when they are done with class, they remember spores and Die Hard from the lecture.

Usually when I hand students magnets in class, it forces them to come to the board and match the information. For instance, they need to know temperature and I give the a written diagnostic to do. Then I would give them the magnet activity so they are applying what they learned.

what would be the ideal setup for a larger class where every student learns?

This question is for the group. How would you deal with a know it all student who ask questions that are so detailed you know they are trying to make you look like you don't know anything? That happened to me 2 semesters ago. I was asked questions every class that had no relevance to the course and when I limit the amount of questions he can ask because of time constraints, his friends in the class ganged up on me and they all started asked questions beyond the scope of the class.

I'm looking for a diagnostic for kinestic learners. I use the diagnostics to teach them how to take the ServSafe test while learning the required material for it and I'm trying to figure out how to get them to master the vocabulary through their specific learning style.

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for effective diagnostic development. Normally I use diagnostic to test students vocabulary and ability to recall facts.

Loved this topic. Have developed and implemented diagnostics into my classes and it has helped me to assess student's retention of information and also shows students where they need to study to be successful in class.

Are there other methods out there to get more students to ask questions?

This is a good lesson. I was wondering if anyone had any tips for getting students who are hands on learners to memorize large amounts of information in a short time. Also, is there a way to get students who have test anxiety to remember information for a standardize test?