With social media on the rise like Facebook, twiter, Instagram students have alot going on in their mind. If an instructor is not prepared with proper teaching skills he or she will quickly lose their students attention. Starting a class with an outline of what you will be discussing, will give the students a starting point. I strongly agree with being redundant on key points especially when you are preparing them for an exam. Power point slides added a nice visual aid. Storytelling is a great tool. Giving a warm "good morning" smile sets a positive mood in the classroom.

Really like the different ways to look at teaching...Helpful and useful information that I can use to help with teaching subject material and how this material and information will be used in a professional setting

When students ask a question I don't know. Does it make me look unprofessional. I'm so afraid they think I don't know what I'm talking about.

I understand that as an instructor I can request additional materials like other books. I want to know if the instructor has a deep preferences for one additional book but not for the referred book given by the school. Is it ok to lecture the class based on the additional book content?

I totally agree this method is istructor centered however it sometime can be the best method to delivery certain material. I totally love the cardiovascular system. To me it is total levcture that I need to explain the blood flow and would not be as beneficial if students tried to learn this topic on their own.

I'm teaching a class where I have different age groups with enormous discrepancies. In fact some are really young, recently graduated from high school and are fast learners, but the majority are adult who haven't been to school for the last 10-20 year, then are really slow. How do I manage that?

i have been teaching and i will be using more styles to reach students more learning in classroom and Lab

I have a student that doesn't have a "disability" but has extreme anxiety associated with taking tests. What are some ways that I can help ease this anxiety and help her?

Do you perhaps have some ideas on how to make my students better writers without seeming like an English class? I teach cosmetology and our time is limited due to having so much info to cover from out branch but I have some students that I feel could really benefit from some exercises that will better their skills in communication.

I work with cosmetology students and this is, of course, a field that requires effective communication. I have a student that is an extreme introvert and I was wondering do you have any advice on how to get her to be more open. She does better in small groups but how do I give her a role where she can take the lead?

I teach a group of twelve students that are technically allowed to have 2 fifteen minute breaks a day, aside from lunch. Do you recommend breaking the breaks up into say five to ten minute breaks or is fifteen a good number before returning to learning? Is it better to do more, shorter breaks or less, longer breaks?

Making the classroom inviting to the students will make the student want to come to class color ,music and changing seating can change the mood of the class and keep the student focus.

Using color, seating & music to engage students to learn help them to remember what they here and help them retain the knowledge.

Module four of this class provided some excellent information regarding how to assist students with learning disabilities be successful. One statement in particular greatly resonated with me: "Try to capitalize on the big three that your students bring to class: their abilities, experiences, and motivation. These along with modifications you make in sharing the course content and competencies will help you to meet their learning needs. An added benefit of these efforts will be that your other students will profit from your instructional delivery as well."

One of the pertinent concepts that was presented during this module dealt with how to assist students with reading comprehension deficiencies effectively learn important concepts. This topic greatly resonated with me since I recently had a student in a Strategic management and Policy class express her concern and frustration regarding her inability to understand the instructions and concepts related to developing a variety of strategic decesion-making matrices. What I discovered was that I needed to present the concepts in a visual format which provided the student with the long-term impact that these matrices had in assisting leaders in making the correct decisions for their organizations. Although this student most likely will never utilize the matrices herself, she at least will be able to understand the critical role that they play in assisting managerial decisions.

One of the most important dynamics I've come to appreciate during my tenure as an adjunct instructor, is the effective use of "Learning Groups." Although this particular course made several excellent points, one point in particular greatly resonated with me. "Impart students with the skills that they need to succeed in groups. Many students have never worked in a group setting. They need some practice in areas like discussion, active listening, giving and receiving constructive criticism, and managing disagreements." Just curious, what learning group methods have you found to be successful?

As both a campus-based and online instructor I have found it imperative to maintain good eye contact in order to ensure students are comfortable and engaged in the classroom. One of the pertinent articles that I've discovered online discusses 6 ways to framatically improve your eye contact skills. Of course when conducting a lecture online you must maintain eye contact in a much different fashion thatn in the traditional classroom. For example, I make it a practice to continually encourage students to share their experiences that pertain to the topics of discussion. I also draw them into illustrations by using their names and their current occupations. Food for thought anyway. Dave Reference. http://www.stevenaitchison.co.uk/blog/6-ways-to-dramatically-improve-your-eye-contact-skills/

In my opinion Open ended questions encourage more critical thinking.

trying to keep all the learning styles busy in lab has become a challege. I try and have the student perform the task in front of me to show me the task was done correct. If task cannot be done in front of me I like to see what was wrong. Some get angry some like how I do it.

I use a lot of questions in my class mostly to keep them involved. I have a night class and by asking a lot of questions they stay "TUNED IN" they never know when i might call on them.