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Jackie Wolfe, Jr
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Practical examples sometimes spring up a perfect times. I just posted two blank messages after entering the subject "Learning Styles" and hitting the enter key on my keyboard. Through the process of learning by trial and error, I was reminded that I needed to hit the tab key. I promise I'm not making this up:) Okay, so now onto my post about learning styles. Firstly, I read a couple of other posts in this modulee forum indicating that Module 4 contained the most useful information of the course; I agree. Not so much in terms of "new" information, but in… >>>
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Dr. Meers:
Thanks for the reminder that what is important is that instructors understand the need to relate to students, build a rapport, strive to motivate, and provide quality instruction presenting quality content. If we do these things then those who want it will "get it". Others may not, but I can take some degree of satisfaction in knowing that I have done what I could... and that minimally my students have been "exposed" to good instruction, good content, and motivational techniques- by someone who is interested in them and their education.
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I find motivating students to be one of the most challenging aspects of teaching. To explain this fully requires some generalization about students "today". At the outset I must say that while this generalization is intentional, I fully recognized that not all students are the same. I know this to be true from my own classrooms where I find many motivated students. This said, it is my observation that students today tend to be extremely difficult to motivate. After reading the materials presented in module #3, I better understand causation, but will have to think further about how to address… >>>
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Dr. Meers,
I agree. I think that it is the matter of "perspective" that actually raised the question in my mind. As I began thinking about all that -is/can be- done to create a good educational environment from the instructor's point of view, the thought ocurred to me that this does not necessarily ensure a good learning environment.
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Does anyone percieve a difference between the teaching environment-from an instructor's point of view, and the learning environment-from a student's point. It occurs to me that they are one in the same, but that there may be differences depending on perspective.
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The topic 1 module discusses Instructional Style in general terms; briefly mentioning "lecture style of instruction". No other instructional styles are listed or are discussed.
After reading the section I began thinking about my style of instruction, and could only determine that it was probably a lecture style, but one that is very interactive.
I am interested in examples/descriptions of other instructional styles, anybody care to offer?
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