When you ask a question insist on students answering. If you do not allow enough time or are always answering your own questions students will learn that if they wait long enough, they will not have to participate in the discussions. This can cause them to start falling asleep. If after a short waiting period no one has stepped up to answer your question, call on someone by name. This helps in at least two ways. It forces you to learn the names of the students if you have not yet done so or helps them to realize that… >>>

@TheresaSchmitt

Why reinvent the wheel? If someone already has developed quizzes and learning resources that are effective there should not be a need to redevelop the same material. I am always willing to share information, quizzes, and teaching techniques with anyone who is interested. I sometimes listen to students talk about how “this instructor rocks. He is the best!” I always try to listen for what it is about this particular instructor that they find so appealing. Then I try to sit in that instructor's class and try to pick up on methods that they use and adopt them in… >>>