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Henry O'Neil CHEP

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Most of us know the flow of a class that we have taught numerous times. What happens though if you start a new subject for the first time? I find it helpfull to plan learning activities that will be useful in making my students interested in the topic, fun, and engaging. These may or may not be used depending on timing of the class schedule. Remembering this should make the creation of what's in your back pocket an activity that reenforces class discussions but are not a replacement for what would considered to be a necessity to the course syllabus.

Henry O'Neil CHEP

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Competitive nature

I like to use the competitive nature of my students to my advantage. I instruct a mostly youger male dominated class, and have oppurtunities to make challenging review games and lab learning in to contests. As stated in the ED102 discussion, not all students will want to compete. I find the majority do, and make sure there is always an activity for the students that do not want to compete. This helps keep them engaged in the contest. For instance I run a tire dismounting and mounting competition. The students compete side by side to see who can take a… >>>

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