As an instructor some techniques we can use to engage students when teaching topics which may require more technical aptitude?

I liked this phrase in the text! it pretty tiring task to gain the attention of your students for 2 hour lecture, I hope that one of my students would answer this question in behalf of me!! I believe that I should be all of the above at the same time, especially when it come to the entertainer part! I through jokes that are relevant to the class talk about movies that are relevant to the subject, and then return to main subject, I think this alteration between being serious and being funny would give the student a mind break

Question: Does excessive funding by the government really improves education?

Being authentic is critical in your motivation towards students. If they perceive you not being authentic then you are going to have a difficult time with getting you message across.

iAny ideas on mini lectures during a two and a half hour class setting?

Dressing professionally, being on time, living that modeled life you put before the students will set the tone for the classroom setting. If you expect all students to be on time, be professional, dress professional then you must take your own advice and do the same.

Any ideas on motivating adult learners to see the importance of meeting all their goals?

Any ideas on motivating the adult learner??

if instructors has no experience of teaching students with learning disabilities. this is a real challange. Can only be overcome by training and with the institutional supports.

Is there a general rule for how many goals and objectives are established for a course?

Whenever I see the class not focussing I try to spark there interest again some how..

I usually like to make the first class informative but light.. Sets the mood for an excellent term

When it comes to a syllabus I always prefer to write my own rather than going off of a generic syllabus. Has more meaning that way.. Just my 2 cents..

I'm a fairly new teacher and as new students come in each term I feel that every student learns differently. New challenges always happen daily.

I use both methods of evaluation in addition to requiring group work in the course because it gives students the most opportunities for success. My goal is to find ways to help students succeed and build their confidence that they can master the subject material.

It is very important to have a lesson plan in place so that an instructor can stay on task and also students know when an instructor is not prepared.

I believe that students base how serious they are going to take the course on the first impression the instructor gives and how professional the instructor comes off.

I try to engineer my learning assessments so that they reinforce student's perceptions of success. I want them to succeed and I let them know this in an emphatic way. I view the process as that of putting milestones in front of the student so they can see how they are progressing, rather than as hurdles that have to be overcome. This is my way of making it a positive process.

I have found that it is important to ask questions and wait for an answer, and then build on it. Using the student's response, I will ask the class in general, is this right? Sometimes I will make outrageous statements and ask the students, 'Is this right?' This engages them and with some humor tends to guide the discussion into why my provocative statement was wrong and what is the right answer. By my willingness to go out on a limb it encourages even the shyness or most uncertain students to participate in the discussion by relaxing the 'serious' mode of the learning environment.

I have found written test is very challenging for students and it is also very time consuming for me in grading. Does anyone have any ideas on how to achieve this without the time constraints?