and what about the student that takes a little bit in from all these methods but never really excels?

I find that visual Hands on work that students participate in get the best results for retaining information.

In this evolution of technology everything is online. Banking, school grades, classes, shopping, bills, etc. You name it, its out there. But as I continue to pursue education further being adult or adolescent, I need to take in consideration some thoughts of being successful online. Steps to help this process are: 1. Plan your time - As an online learning student, planning is your best weapon against procrastination. Without the set schedule of a classroom course, you may delay working on the course assignments and activities. 2. Log on to your course every single day-...or a minimum of 5 days a week. Once you get into the online system you will be eager to see who has commented on your postings and read the fedback of your instructor or peers. 3.Participate and Communicate - In an online class nearlly all communication is written. You should feel comfortable expressing your ideas and opinions in writing. 4. Use Learning Unit Objectives to Gudie Your Study - Each learning unit in a course has clear objectives that tell you waht you should be able to do by the timeyou complete the lesson. Use these as a guide to focus your study and to measure your success. 5. Contact Your Instructor When You Have Questions About the Course - Your instructor is available to assist you with questions about the course. Take full advantage of the course communication tools to share questions, comments and concerns with the instructor anytime.

Does anyone have any advice on how to handle assesing a student who is clearly failing the course?

Many students at my school complain when a teaches uses a Power Point presentation and reads from it. What is the best way to use the Power Point to enhance the lecture without relying on it totally. This was not addressed to every instructor. It seems that certain instructors are able to use it effectively and others are not.

My school has had a couple of instructor changes and new instructors have to join mid-course. What are some suggestions to allay the anxiety associated with this?

I once read a quote that I can now only paraphrase; What you learn with pleasure you learn forever. I try to make each student's learning experience fun, relavent and enjoyable. We laugh, we play, we build mnemonics to enhance memorization and we debrief by applying what was learned to the profession the students will enter when done with school.

My classroom is big and painted tan with black and red trim. We have given the room some character by hanging huge posters on the walls. The students have responded more favorably than when we had student art on the walls.

It is true that "only what the student creates is actually learned". As an instructor, I feel it is my job to guide the student to create their success.

My experience has made me a better instructor, I have had students that when they came into my class I put them into a slow learner catagory. When in fact they have proven me wrong. Given the proper approach and the excellerated learning techniques I have learned, Only what the learner can reproduce has been learned, Hands on, auditory, visual, stimulation throughout all demonstrations. Demos done Instructor led Student performed demos. Entire class open to questions and movement to gain better visual of projects.With all of this I have seen more success with my students as well as less damage to training aids. The funny thing is how often that prejudged student jumps up to shine in the class.

By giving students the expectations and goals you can relieve a lot of the students anxiety and apprehension. It helps develop a professional relationship with the students.

Keep students interested and motivated by finding relevance. It allows students to become more familiar and relate to a topic.

Be prepared and organized. Classes beginning immediately allow the instructor to cover all the material necessary in the given time and it allows the students to focus and develop a routine.

Keep students interested and motivated by finding relevance. It allows students to become more familiar and relate to a topic.

I have found that students really like to see the not so common things that happen in everyday practice. While teaching imaging class I have found that while teaching the students to critique x-rays its fun to throw some of the unusal things in with the ordinary everyday. By mixing it up and making learning fun they seem to retain the informaion better and for longer time period.

I think a variety of assessments are critical to accomodating the learning styles of the students and do not give an advantage to students who are simply better test takers.

What is a good range of "just enough and on target asssessments" for a class?

When teaching an online course it can be difficult to switch up how your content is delivered. You can accomplish this by assigning group projects or introducing different forms of technology like prerecorded messages to your class.

It is important when you meet your class to let them know right away that you are approachable and there to help and guide them through the class.

It can be hard to facilitate a class if the text your are using is not one you have choosen. If the text is dry you need to find ways to call out the key topics/learnings for the students to help them get engaged.