Learner, Facilitator,Teacher

Should LD students be exempt form exams?

Do ice breakers really help motivate students?

Is good teaching to have all students report from their group?

Is it okay to sit while lecturing to the class?

keeping the students involved will give a better since of accomplishment

is it easier to make different tests for different learing types?

Are pop quizzes good?

How loud should one be in instructor setting?

i think that there may be a fifth style of learning. audio/visual. any other thoughts on this topic??

I had a student with Dyslexia in my Speech class. She used Self-Advocacy by informing me of her disability the first day of the course. I lectured more than usual in this course and the speeches required verbal, not reading skills. She did wonderful in my class.

Many students have varying learning styles which sadly classifies them as learning disabled. I have found that teaching a hands on approach with lots of visual and aditory aids resonates well with the students.

I agree that an instructor is most successfull if he/she creates an environment where students feel safe to ask questions and positive discussion is facilitated by sking open ended questions. I have encountered some students who have very negative attitudes and often feel that it is difficult to stay on track and redirect when confronted with sarcasm and negativity. What other strategies can be used to manage the classroom, and guard against negativity, in addition to addressing concerns with students one on one?

The classes that I teach are mostly studio (design) lab classes and the students are involved in individual projects. Most of the questions are related to individual projects. Redirection about the question to get them to look at the design process and come up with the answer themselves seems to work best. If it is applicable to all the students - I do what I call a teachable moment and involve all of the students in the process.

Hi, I have found myself getting too complacent with teaching the same material. I need to realize that this might be the 50th time I have taught the same material but for the students it is the first time they are seeing the material. I like to use current events to help the students relate to the material. It can be difficult to get students excited about accuonting. I try to express my love of accounting to the students though instruction.

I must say that I was surprised somewhat to know that attention span of adult was 15min or more. I was thinking that it was much less. thank you.

The course refreshed my methods of delivering course content. It also gave me some better ideas on how to alleviate potential problems concerning course content.

Assessing students’ work fairly and providing useful evaluative feedback are very important components in online classroom. The evaluation and feedback should be frequent so that students know how they are performing in class. The feedback to students’ work has to point out both the positive aspects of work and any rooms for improvement. A useful feedback for an assignment is one that can help students to improve his/her work in the future. Substantive feedback, and not just assigning of grade points, helps students to perform better and thus earn higher scores in subsequent weeks and courses.

The role of a facilitator is to provide a learning environment where the facilitator and students learn from one another by sharing their knowledge through collaborative work. The facilitative approach consists of interactive learning whereas the direct instruction is mainly a one-way transfer of knowledge. Unlike an instructor, a facilitator does not dominate discussions, but serves as a guide, a resource, and a participant in mutual learning process. A facilitator is willing to learn from students as well. Unlike an instructor, a facilitator does not insist on having the final word on a issue, but remains open-minded, flexible and willing to acknowledge his/her limitations. A facilitator in an online classroom also makes sure that the class discussion is conducted in a professional manner, free of prejudice and improper behavior of participants.

Giving students different types of test we see what they have learn.