This module mentioned that adult learners who haven't been in school for many years are sometimes rusty when it comes to study skills. There are also situations when students are coming from not-so great high school educations. Providing lecture notes & outlines is a great idea. In addition, a great instructor should be knowledgeable about resources the school provides for students (e.g. tutoring). There are also some great free online resources such as quizlet.com that generate flashcards. Many students struggle with memorization, so finding out how best to help them is a great thing to do to boost student success.… >>>

In this day and age (as the tutorial pointed out), everyone is pressed for time. A clear vision is a wonderful thing, but won't get a leader very far if there's a pattern of asking more and more of fewer and fewer staff (with few if any incentives). This is an unfortunate result of the horrible economy, and something that takes extra finesse to deal with. How can we, as leaders, deal with this increasingly common situation? A good leader will recognize when her/his employees are overwhelmed and help them prioritize - the leader will perhaps even take on additional… >>>