Delivering instructional content that is understandable by students and increases their knowledge is the goal of educators. Knowing what are the best ways to assess the learning of students should be a high priority of educators as well. This group is for educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.
Students with learning disabilities may require additional time to complete tasks and benefit from an individualized approach.
It is important to recognize language barriers and use strategies to overcome them and ensure effective understanding of the content delivered.
Dividing students into smaller groups and having clear expectations for the group is an important strategy to facilitate participation.
Engagement with adult learners is multi-facetted. It is more than just delivering content and involves drawing on past experiences of adult learners, giving examples that are meaningful and various other strategies to keep students interested.
There are strengths to various types of questions such as multiple choice, matching, true/false, or standardized tests.
Reinforced the difference between formative and summative assessments.
Questioning is used for checking understanding. The question should not be broad. Allow pause for students to formulate an answer.
There can be 10 to 15% increase in student performance if students are presented with their preferred learning style.
Vary teaching to meet different learning styles. Break up lecture with active learning strategies such as case studies, group work, etc.
Introductions set the tone for the course. It is a way to engage the students from the start. Set the expectation that they will be successful in completing the course.
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