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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

What is it important to have clear goals and objectives for your course?

Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

What is it important to have clear goals and objectives for your course?

Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

What is it important to have clear goals and objectives for your course?

Defining Instructional Professionalism

How do you define instructional professionalism?

Defining Instructional Professionalism

How do you define instructional professionalism?

Defining Instructional Professionalism

How do you define instructional professionalism?

Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

What are some ways you can expand your instructional abilities?

Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

What are some ways you can expand your instructional abilities?

Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

What are some ways you can expand your instructional abilities?

Motivating Learners

What are some ways you can help your students to become motivated and excited about your course?

Motivating Learners

What are some ways you can help your students to become motivated and excited about your course?

Motivating Learners

What are some ways you can help your students to become motivated and excited about your course?

Instructors as Role Models

What are some ways you can model behaviors that will help your students to succeed in their career field?

Instructors as Role Models

What are some ways you can model behaviors that will help your students to succeed in their career field?

Instructors as Role Models

What are some ways you can model behaviors that will help your students to succeed in their career field?

Planning

i think that getting students planning well for exams and other tasks will help them become very successful in the future.

Night Classes

I find it difficult to keep adult learners engaged for four - five hours in a night class after working all day. No matter what I have tried they lose steam by the last hour of class. Any ideas?

We are all learners.

As instructors, we are helping students build upon their prior knowledge. In doing so, we occasionally become the learner. Many instructors of adults do not receive as well as they give knowledge. Like students, we are constantly building upon our prior knowledge. We, as instructors should embrace learning from both ends.

Delivery methods for algebra

I struggle with variety in instructional method with my algebra class. I have to present the content and demonstrate it. I have a hard time getting to students to work in groups/pairs. I would like to have students work at the board with their classmates help but it isn't very practical in a class of 16. Thoughts?

Multiple Choice Testing

We use skill application and multiple choice questions in one of our classes and often the students do quite well in the skill application, but falter in the multiple choice testing. Is there a direct connection to the multiple choice testing and their ability to perform the skills?