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Kimberly Bechtel
Kimberly Bechtel

Eye Contact

I think it is so important for students to make eye contact with each student rather than one. It is, afterall, a class discussion.
Morris Daniels
Morris Daniels

Great to be prepared

Be prepared and also have a back up , just in case things dont go your way.
Gayle DiMenna
Gayle DiMenna

Students who answer wrong

Oneof the courses I teach, has a lot of information at students in a short period of time and I am constantly asking review questions, trying to relate information. What is the best way to respond when a student responds incorrectly. I do tend to thank the student for offering a response but say that it was an incorrect response and explain why, and ...but I do not want to make the student feel bad for having a wrong answer.
RICARDO RICHARDS
RICARDO RICHARDS

Developing as an Instructor

I find that it is important to continue developing your technical skills as an instructor. After I completed graduate school, I realized that building on my expertise in my field of study was necessary but not sufficient. I would not have been able to make a living as a college instructor had I not taken courses on Blackboard/ WebCt and Angel. This allowed me to find employment in one of the fastest areas of growth - online education. Although I majored in the Social Sciences, these technical skills allowed me to remain in my field of study. Ricardo Richards
Sandra Streitenberger
Sandra Streitenberger

Incorporating Your Instructional Style Into Online Learning

My most recent challenge has been to incorporate my instructional style into teaching online classes. I've added podcasts, videos, my own lecture material (not canned ones from the publisher) and offered my students times to meet me and study with me on campus. How do all of you incorporate your unique style into the online learning environment?
stacy rossi
stacy rossi

Working with students with a disability

Students with disability tend to fall between the crack. If you know the signs of the disability you will be able to catch and help that student.
stacy rossi
stacy rossi

Group projects

Group projects are good to help the students that have trouble engaging in class. But be careful for those students that work well on their own and do not like working in groups.
stacy rossi
stacy rossi

Eye contact

By using eye contact with the students it let the student know that you are intuned with them or letting them know you are watching them.
Philip Graham-Bell
Philip Graham-Bell

The "New Guy"

Getting over the stigma of being the "New Guy" teacher is probably something many have gone through. I will be teaching my first classes ever in a few weeks. Just wondering if there are any suggestions as to how to come out of the gate at full speed and to gain the trust of the students quickly.
Anthony McPhee
Anthony McPhee CHEP

Using alternative assessments

What are other ways that can be used to asses diverse populations?
Lan Le
Lan Le

Syllabus

How to plan an effective syllabus?
Abdul Alsaady
Abdul Alsaady

T/F questions

these questions are easy to form for instructor, but are not easy for students. Because they have only 50% chance to win or lose the points
Abdul Alsaady
Abdul Alsaady

Students Participation

Experienced instructor should use the easiest way to make as many of his/her student to participate in class discussions.
Abdul Alsaady
Abdul Alsaady

Kensthetic Learners

Kensthetic learners are professional using there hands, but mostly cannot comprehend from textbooks. They love to touch objects instead of spend time to read the materials.
Mamie Laws
Mamie Laws

Teaching the disabled

In order to teach the disable, we must be educated about the different types disabilities.
Mamie Laws
Mamie Laws

New students

A new student helps a instructors to stay on her toes.
Mamie Laws
Mamie Laws

What number is right.

They say, 6-8 members in a group will help students to connect with each other and learn the subject more effectivily.
Mamie Laws
Mamie Laws

What do student need?

Students need an enviroment to feel at ease to learn.
Hong Vo
Hong Vo

COLORS THAT STIMULATE THINKING

I think colors can truly stimulate learners' mind because colors are first used for visual appealing then materials that are related to learning will be easily remembered in learners' mnemonics.
Hong Vo
Hong Vo

GROUP LEARNING

Group learning is definitely a quality initiative which can collaborate multiple intelligences to share their knowledge in such a way that lead them all to do the learning.