Getting to know your students on a personal level, beginning class with some lighthearted moments, respecting them as individuals, and providing clear cut expectations for success are essential components for student retention. The dictator mentality simply does not work.
I like the approach of this module. I think the human factor is the key. As human beings, we want to be recognized; learning our students' names is the first step. Moreover, if we focus on each individual it would be easy to find the way to understand their needs and communicate our expectations.
On the other hand, I think that our passion for our careers will be reflected in our enthusiasm for our topics, which will help motivate our students to participate. However, it is crucial to use our emotional intelligence to be able to learn to read each student and each class, since each one is different.
Comment on Christopher Arori's post: I agree with you. Emotional intelligence is the key to begin to understand our students and be able to read the room.
Be confident with the material you're presenting and be observant of how your students accept the material.
Be creative. Set the tone.
Positive feedback and reinforcement are crucial to the success of adult learners.
The study offered some great points about the human factor. As the instructor, I want to always provide an opportunity for self-respect for the student by enabling him/her to focus on his/her skill and by learning their names. This will assist in class rapport.
I like the learning to be interactive, engage the students, make them critically think. And instead of first saying no or that is wrong I commend what was right FIRST then offer suggestions or corrections on how to guide to further a more correct answer.
I think it is valuable to know the students as more than just students. To look at their perspectives, to see their reasonings, to see their moods and feeling of the day, etc.
Remain fair and use active listening, remember they are here out of their own choice and want to move further in life.
an honest and real professor helps to provide engagement and understanding for the students
Try to reward students and keep positive attitude. Make the class interesting and on topic.
Adult learners need to know where they are and keep positive
Recognition and Reward go along way with student success.
Developing a rapport with students creates successful teaching environment. Involving students in something light hearted in the beginning of the class, sets up the learning environment as fun, and makes the student want to attend class.
Students, many times, emulate their instructor. What a teacher's characteristics are will be illuminated before the students, and they learn a great deal. I think it is important that teachers be motivated in helping learners learn.
At the end of the lessons i do reveiw trivia
I learned that as long as you are being professional, it is okay to have fun in class.
I will try to look for the unknown holidays like "Bring your ballpoint pen day" and implement these into my class.
Care about your students and help them be succesfull
recognizing the importance of being enthusiastic about the subject matter
