Instructional Delivery & Assessment

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Tracee Bowlin

New Book and Content

I have been given new book a week before class is too start. It's all new format from what I'm use too. What is the best way to transfer material and prep?

Cory Woerth CHEP

Too much group work is a bad thing?

Many avenues of education encourage group think, and group task for learning. Today's students are socially driven. is this truly appropriate for industries that function on individual thinking,problem solving, and accomplishment? I find many of my students seemingly unable to "think for themselves" when asked to stand apart from their group or class. Are we pushing this group thing too much?

Trina Nelson

Closed questions vs. open questions

In my field of Culinary Arts most questions asked in the classroom are closed questions where students are required to memorize information such as measurements, recipes, and techniques. This is especially true in the beginning classes. As the students get farther along I am afforded the opportunity to incorporate more open ended questions such as how does this recipe relate to foods that you were exposed to growing up. I think there is a need for both types of questions in our field.

Joseph Olivares CHEP

learning styles

I regularly love to incorporate videos in my class power points especially when they relate to the topic we are currently discussing. The students seem to absorb the material more when they can visually see the skills at hand being taught. The demonstration is phenomenal, especially for those students who have not quite grasped the skills that they need to acquire in a hospital setting

Tara Whittemore

Presentations

When I have my students give presentations on case studies, how can I encourage the other students to ask questions and participate?

William Wade

Learning disabilities

It is important to attempt to show how a student can use their disability as an anchor to learning. If they realize that they are not alone that ever individual faces a learning disability to a degree, they will face their own with success. Yes there is an understanding that their disability is real and may even have a well establish label. To get a student to face who they are and to understand to accept it so they can grow.

William Wade

Alternating Reading and Writing

It is important to stress to students that being able to read and write is essential in todays computer based world. I always give reading assignments with a paper that must be graded, in order to give the student practice in these skills.

William Wade

monitoring students

You can certainly determine who in the class room is getting along with each other and who is not. This allows the instructor to use different clicks within the class room to inhance teaching.

William Wade

using the whole class room

I often am unable to move around the whold classroom, but certainly try to. Sometimes you find your selve behind the class and this requires the students to shift to view you. It does let me know who is interested in the material or the lecture in a given moment which I use to plan future improvements.

Alina Gonzalez

Delivering Content

The key to delivering content effectively is to first familiarize yourself with the material to be covered, practice before hand any demonstrations to be done and vary the way the material is delivered. By doing this we can address several different learning preferences on the part of the students, maximize their attention span, and keep them engaged.

Alina Gonzalez

Meeting Class For First Time

First impressions are very important, that is why as instructors we must do everything possible to present ourselves in a positive light from the get go. I like to tell the students about myself and have them share a little something about themselves. By doing this and getting a bit more familiar, everyone benefits by feeling more comfortable in the learning environment.

Alina Gonzalez

Planning and preparation

Taking the time to organize and prepare the material to be covered simplifies the process for the instructor and guarantees a better result on the part of the students.

Alina Gonzalez

Instructional Style

An instructor's professional style takes time to fully develop. While we might inherently have a particular style as individuals, this should be honed with experience, adopting things that are effective and leaving behind the ones that aren't.

Nicholas Marks

Active Lectures

I use powerpoints but I leave them "naked". I just give them a frame, and while I'm lecturing they have to "put clothes on it"!

Nicholas Marks

Organization and Planning

Organization and planning really makes your class flow a lot smoother. Your students really respect the time you put into organizing your class.

Nicholas Marks

The 3 M's

I am a fairly new instructor, and when I read the section on the 3 M's it opened my eyes a little bit. Thinking about it, it is common sense, but you never really think about how closely you are being scrutinized by your students.

Darnell Walker

What makes an instructor effective?

There are two critically important components of an effective instructor: having knowledge of the subject being taught, and knowledge and skill in how to teach that subject.

Darnell Walker

Teaching Styles

Instructors should realize that no teaching style is wrong IF the students are learning. We need to use formative assessments to show that our teaching is being effective.

Fred Madsen CHEP

Classroom forum

I find that the use of posters related to the subject of our classes, develope interest in the topics we teach. Some of these posters are projects from the students in past class groups. They must pick the project based on guidelines given by the instructor, and there is a time limit. I find that current student ask additional questions based on these posters. The posters are displayed on the classroom walls and knew posters are added.

Suzanne DeLaney

Real life examples in lab

As a clinical coordinator I too find it useful to experiment with real life examples in lab settings. It helps the students relate to people and learn valuable skills needed in the workplace.