Attitude and approach are key to customer service and student success. Instructors, as leaders in the classroom, are responsible for engaging and motivating students through role model and addressing the student population with interest, enthusiasm, and caring. 

ESL classes are not always offered. It is difficult for an instructor when the student cannot understand the questions

I just completed watching the Tonya Cole video on "How do I model professionalism in the workplace".

One of the key points she mentioned was dressing professionally at work, taking a shower prior to going to work, and attending to your appearance. I am a Generation X'er, and I work in a setting where there of 4 generations of students, and faculty members. 

I have noticed a Generation Z trend of dressing casual, and sometimes "rolling out of bed" and showing up to work. Granted, we cannot blame them. Their behavior has been influenced by the epidemic, staying home and zoom calls. Both Millennials and Gen Z's are comfortable with their bodies and appear to have confidence in their bodies, whereas I believe my generation was influenced by John Walsh's son being abducted at a local Sears store. 

My Daughter is a Generation Z and when I advise her to wear something I am always being accused of looking 2000. Like is that even a thing now???

We refer to the 80's the 90's and now I am a 2000'??

My question is, what would be a very safe, appropriate, polite and kind way of approaching the Z' and asking them to cover up their tattoos, remove their septum piercings, eyebrow, nose and tongue piercings? Wash their hair before they come to work (many consider themselves organic, and natural, and believe their hair should not be washed on a daily basis, and their beards can grow uncontrollably), tie it up neatly (I work in a hospital), and please don't have gel on your nails or anything acrylic.  

Phew, I realize this will be quite the challenge.

Caroline Otto RN

 The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education
 
AI is becoming increasingly important in education. It can personalize learning for students, catering to their strengths and weaknesses. AI tutors can provide constant support, while AI-powered assessments can identify areas needing improvement. This allows teachers to focus on more complex topics and provide individual attention. AI also offers greater accessibility for students with diverse needs and can even democratize education by delivering high-quality resources regardless of location. Overall, AI holds promise for revolutionizing how we learn and teach.

As facilitators we must understand that currently knowledge is not exclusive to the facilitator, rather we must reinvent ourselves and create environments that highlight the importance of learning with a sense of application in daily life and in the performance of day-to-day professional activities.

 Knowledge is within everyone's reach and we must become vehicles that motivate and facilitate learning.

Being prepared to teach the class. The content, tone and delivery of asking questions is to encourage student participation in a group discussion. 

The 5 Cs is my great take away also don’t assume you are the smartest in the room, keep teaching student focused. 

  Being available and respectful of students time example,  giving timely feed  backs and showing up to class prepared.

Deductive consists of a top-down approach, but the inductive approach is bottom-up. The instructor needs to use both of them for students' learning. 

This was a very informative course. I am definitely proud of me being that I have this teaching style in which taking this course has  assured me that I can only get better .I've learn new techniques .Students being motivated and engaged is the ultimate goal of them being successful.

As technology progresses for instructional purposes. Does one still take the time to ensure there is a backup? For example, I have arrived as a guest instructor, and the system doesn't want to project the material into the students' systems. I find it essential to take a few moments to troubleshoot it, but if the problem continues I move on. I will work off a dry-erase board while others are working on fixing the issue. Once the issue is resolved. I return to the material being presented. 

Arrival time is vital: Arriving before class start time. 

Being prepared: Knowing your Subject & Content matter.

Demeanor Upbeat.

Professionalism: Neat Clean Grammar & Diction  

What I have learned in this course is that it is important for instructors to have a clear syllabus for the students. It is sort of being in preperation. The instructior should also be well prepared when it comes to the material as well as it should be well organized. 

Is there any other professional development recommendations?

What I have learned in regards to this recent educational material was that we all as human being need envouragement. Encouragement basically motivates another to keep going. Although we need to be our own motivation, it is very important as instructors to add on to that motivation to the students so that they can get a boost of confidence to keep pushing. 

Part of becoming a successful instructor is making sure that you continue to educate yourself and stay up to date on with competencies. One of the things that resonated with me the most was learning about not being a pal to your students. Last quarter was very difficult for me as an instructor because I was engaging more like a pal to win my students over.  After taking this course I have gained a lot of insight and will now implement new practices.

two most important things in all communication.

Will use this in the classroom.

Si bien ambos aspectos son importantes y pueden complementarse en distinta proporción. Creo que la memorización puede ser un primer paso necesario para adquirir conocimientos, pera luego enfocarse en la comprensión y la capacidad de aplicar ese conocimiento para el aprendizaje significativo. En última instancia, el equilibrio entre memorizar y entender puede variar según el contexto educativo y las metas de aprendizaje.