Make your classroom a warm, relatable place.  Maintain focus, but have fun with the course!

Adult learners bring invaluable experience to the table.  Much of their life knowledge is applicable, and adaptable, to be utilized in class discussions, and will help validate their acquired skills.  Validation will help boost morale, increase relatability, and improve retention and success rates.

Helping the students in the classroom or clinical area is rewarding especially when the students acknowledge how much the help mattered.

The learning needs of the students matter and also providing the needs for their success is important.  Coming with a plan before each class and letting them talk and express what helps them learn I find is helpful.

I understand as an instructor the students need direction but letting them be independent and think is important for the basis of their learning needs.  Every student has different learning needs but it is good to set a presidence for the students learning styles.

There is a reason gaming is so popular, so incorperating similar concepts just might have an unexpected positive result

Personalites of both students and facilitator could make or break this method.

Focus on student when they are speaking to show respect.

show enthusiasm and make lessons relevant to keep students interested.

I plan to apply this in all my classes to encourage students to feel motivated to succeed.

Variety is the spice of life - keep it interesting!