I find it helpful to start the first day with a motivational topic and each day of the mod I allow the students to add to the motivational topics and we do this throughout the mod. This allows the students to focus on positive strategies of learning.

Most of the schools are planning to head into the new direction of offering classes online. I, personally, have taken some grad classes online and I still feel that we need to provide more assistance and develop better tools to our students as distant learners. What are your thoughts, ideas and / or suggestions about this?

When using the example given in the module such as " If you must write a negative stem, emphasize the negative words with underlining or all capital letters. For example, "Which of the following is NOT an example of the passive voice?" or "The LEAST likely of the following materials to occur on the Moon is……" I struggle with my ASL students being confused by the non direct questions.

Dr. Treshena Dixon would like to ask about something i have not heard discussed in evaluations of online instructors. We all have sounds that may irritate us or jarge less than favorable memories. Therefore my question is: are there frequent complaints simply about the sound of the instructors voice?

First I am present in the classroom at least 20 minutes before class starts. I write the objectives for the day on the board. I make sure I have all my handouts in order to pass out. Enthusiasm is a must! Since this is a nursing class, I highlight the body systems we will be concentrating on in the class. I review the syllabus, and discuss how the class points are broken down by tests, midterm, participation, attendance, projects and the final. I encourage questions.

Making the jump to full time instruction has been surpisingly more challenging than I anticipated. The emotional tax of student is one that must be managed at all levels, like life you must have balance to get recharged for the next day.

It is important to provide additional resources to students with learning disabilities to help them succeed.

Students with reading challenges can benefit from visual representations that they can correlate to the material.

It is important to observe group dynamics to make sure each member has a voice.

Maintaining eye contact with the student will show that you are interested in their learning. It also helps you observe facial expressions to see if they are understanding the material.

What is the best way to write a syllabus for a course that has not been offered before at your school.

Well I loved the ideas for the first class meeting. Defiantly some ideas I want to use for mine. But one has me puzzled if I could even use it. The school I teach at the curriculum is very structured to the point where students must take these assigned courses at certain times. Anyone have any suggestions in changing that part around in this scenario?

This is my first qrt. teaching a hospitality law class. Although I may be able to keep a judge's attention, I'm having a hard time keeping studnets engaged in complicated legal theory. Any suggestions?

It is very important for instructors to start their class on time. It gives structure to the students and also students can ask questions about any concerns they might have.

If time permits, I always like to finish my class with a quick recap. We discuss how the day went, what went right, what went wrong and how they could improve their skills. I also like to do an overview on what to expect the next day so students can go home and prepare for what is about to come.

I thing frequent testing on smaller amount of material that was covered in the previous lecture does make the student retain more as they hear the lectue and then they study this material for the upcoming test and get assessed on it, before I go to new material. They do have a midterm and final exam which is more comprehensive. By then they are more confident since they have been studying the information a little at time.

I like to use multiple choice and true and false, as they both test a wide range of objectives and easier for the students to understand and follow th edirections. Since I teach science classes I also use a lot of labelling of diagrams along with questions.

Before starting my new class, I always tell my class briefly about myself including my academic background and teaching experience and then I ask them to introduce one by one. This has always helped me to enjoy excellent rapport with my students.

Encouraging students to present different topics in classes not only help them to improve their communication skills but it also enhance knowledge .

Speaking as a librarian, I would encourage all instructors to use the library as a resource for their classes. But please keep us in the loop! If I know ahead of time that you will be assigning your class a paper on the Tuskegee Airmen, I can prepare some research guides on the topic and place the books we have on reserve. Otherwise the first student through the door will check out all the materials we have and the rest flounder about as I race to do some research and put together a guide for the students. We love to help you, but we need to know what you are planning.