I have my student teams compete for engine assembly time and ,of course, correctness and function. They really pay attention during the lectures.

Has anyone used a flowchart for their course outline? And if so, what did you find to be the advantage or disadvantage over a standard outline?

very challenging but rewarding

Does anyone have any fun ways to perform a review for the test that involves everyone and not just the one who know the material

Because always dress as a professional the instructor create a enviroment that everyone respect and make all be in an office area

Always is important send the correct info to all listeners, because they attent went you make a good history of your exposition

Through my years I have seen many so called 'good role models' who are only good when they are in the classroom, or the boss is watching. I'm not saying they should stop swearing and yelling altogether, but could they at least do it where the students aren't watching? A real role model should still be a role model when they leave the class room.

Of a class of about 40 and another of 20 what's the best and easiet way to keep up with grades.

Some student aren't alway approachable, how can one get pass the student attitude and help them anyway?

What a good way to introduce new students to material that older student have already learned without lossing the old student attention.

Some students are attending school simply because they are force and don't hold a desire. What a good way to motivate this students

I feel that this is important for the classroom because children as well as adults learn through example. Being consistant over a period of time reinforces behavior and a positive outcome.

I try to break the students in pairs or small groups to do short in-class exercises. I have one student who refuses to work with others. When I pair him with another, he takes total control therefore prohibiting the other to participate. This is particularly difficult with a less confident student. Any advice on how to handle the "controlling" student?

When I use random assignment for informal groups, I like to be creative and use other than numbers. I am lucky to have Dollar Stores in the area, so sometimes I buy pencils in assorted designs and have them draw. Or organic lollipops and separate by flavors. Once I used favorite Halloween costume categories: scary, historical figures, occupations and so on. But in that particular class, I already knew that everyone celebrated Halloween. Not everyone does so the last suggestion is not always appropriate. I work with creative students and out of the box random assignments can be mini ice breakers in themselves. I am curious to know what else people have done.

Teaching core classes in animation, students often believe that their instructors might be lacking in some of the basic literacy skills as themselves. Students seek to identify with and in some ways imprint their own experiences onto the teachers they work with daily. Often students think that my math or writing skills are marginal because my degrees are in art. It is important that we capitalize on the desire to emulate instructors and help student’s develop traditional academic skills. One thing that I have tried to do is provide examples of those skills in my own work. Writing is especially easy to reinforce when students are trying to write proposals or production bibles. Showing students an example of my own, walking them through the process and allowing them to refer to it throughout the process provides a positive example that reinforces itself. Any number of aspects can be taught this way including project/time management, resource citing, and general language usage.

It common to find that a student may have multiple disabilities. The most important thing for an instructuctor to remember is that everyone does not learn the same way you do.

I have found that asking a question and then pausing draws students into the lesson. With the potential that a student may be chosen to answer a question, most students do not want to be caught off guard. Therefore, students tend to pay attention when they recognize that they may have to answer a question.

I have found as I teach longer that the student comes with a set of areas that they are struggling with professionally. Being there to help them not only master course material, but be there for them as a life coach they receive maximum benefit for the course

One pitfall I have run into is not matching my syllabus point values with the actual points the students receive. This has helped me as an instructor

I like to appeal to all senses of learning for students. One being Auditory learner, kinesthetic and visual. I use you tube clips for visual, stories for kinethetic, and powerpoints for auditory. all points of view are being attended to.