I am a Simulation Instructor. It is a great job because I can create scenarios that mimic real - life situations in teaching our students. This course is valuable to me since I can use certain things like peripheral learning, music or the Pygmalion effect to help in the students' learning processes. This also gives me the opportunity to ask more from our students, make them share their life experiences, to enrich our over-all learning. I need to learn and practice more on the instructor's notes and on the logistical notes as well.

Informative. A lot of review, but very important concepts. A great refresher for going into the classroom.

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Even the word Impossible, say's I'm Possible! 

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I appreciate the minor quizes because they prepare me well for the finl assessment.

I have taught at vrioas educarional institutions, but I have not had this level of instructional training ever. i tha ECPI University for the insight and value they place on their faciulty.  I learned more than I have forgotten, most of the training served as a wonderful refresher course.  Although, I would recommend it for everyone. I have already implemented some old teaching techniques and will add a few new ones.

Good learning experience for those new to classroom instruction.  Provided a very good baseline for new faculty.

One easy way to extend the thinking time for students to answer questions is to ask:'Are there any other bids?' or maybe "Are there other possibilities?"  By doing this, even when the first response may have been correct students quickly learn that they are free to agree or disagree with the first responder. After doing this several times I don't have to ask the second questin any more.  Just by delaying my response the class begins to contribute more opinions to the discussion.  We can then discuss which ways were the better ways to look at the problem and can… >>>

This instructional form was very helpful the students loved it.

I intend to add the following for the benefit of nursing students having simulation with me:

1. provide an outline of the activities for the day that we shall have,

2. more elaboration of nursing concepts and application examples so that the students will comprehend these better,

3. more dynamic interaction with the students to find out their learning needs,

4. and more reflection on their part during debriefing to gather their advices and suggestions for the improvement of the succeeding classes that we shall have.

All, during my next course I will put this training into practice. I will inform you about my lessons learned, my successes and my challenges. I already discovered that I am doing a lot of things in the right way, but there is always space for improvement. HG.    

Hello,

I've learned that it's alright to keep on learning as a tutor and I will always want to learn. I love learning and I'm passionate to exchange ideas with people but before this course, I saw the learning side as a student, not as life learner or tutor. 

I'm now excited more than anxious and look forward to all I have to learn (good and bad).

Kind regards,

Joanna

I learned to take full responsiblility for my students, I also bring up and motivate my students

ED 125 was very informative.

I agree that creating a professional image is an important factor in the success of the classroom environment.  Using common sense is one of the most effective ways of becoming a high-quality instructor.

Just as important as being professional in style is teaching the students the importance of that for them as well.  As a prior Director in charge of hiring, I saw too many students applying without this knowledge.

I have learned thru many years in the medical world , that truth is stranger than fiction. I find that using real stories of past patients helps students relate to the example at hand. Some of the senireios in the material become mundane and the students lose interest. I preempt all my examples with the fact that this is a reals story and they seem to provide more attention and find it easier to relate.

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My story telling usually involves a real example of what actually happened with a piece of equipment or doing  a test. I'm teaching a lab class. One example was when my brother damaged and injured his shoulder while lifting weights. The class is studying rad. testing/studies  and I shared the rad. test that he had done before actually having the surgery and what rad. tests and studies was done after surgery. I try to bring the real world into my class room so that the students understand how important it is to be accountable for ones action,being an advocate for… >>>