Hi Karen, Well said. You have teaching experience in an area that was based upon personal interest and presenter delivery. This gives you a great foundation from which to launch your formal teaching career. You are right about the distractions so the min-lectures are a must. The thing with mini-lectures is that you don't to disrupt you flow of delivery by taking a pause after 15-20 minutes. You only have to provide some variety such as a quick discussion, Q&A, small group, etc. Anything to let their brains relax a bit then get back at it. You are going to do a great job as an instructor with the knowledge and attitude that you have. Gary