I am really enjoying this Module but I have got to say lately I've been faced with students that do not want to do the work and are uninterested in learning. Alot of these excersices discussed I see as wonderful if the student is excited and prepared. How do I motivate a class full of negativity?

I incorporate this by asking the students a question at the beginning of the class. If I want to be different, I will have the students write down 1-3 questions from the notes with the answer and then we pass the questions around. Keeps the students studying and allows me to see where they are in their class.

I ask everyone a question at the beginning of the class to challenge them to keep up on studying. I let everyone know at the beginning of the course that this will occur. I also let them know it is not designed to "pick" on the students, but to challenge them to stay current on studying. if the student does not know the answer then we have the ability to move on or have the student look up the answer in the notes.

Hello, I just recently started my first adjunct position. I was hired rather late in the process -- only received my textbook and syllabus for the course I'm teaching 3 days before classes started. I'm finally at the point where I'm not feeling completely frantic about preparing, but I also feel that I am unable to devote as much time as I would like to preparing in some instances. Fortunately, a detailed syllabus was provided for me, so I have been working off of that. But do you have any pointers on how I can better prepare for classes? Currently, I'm reading the chapter myself, pulling what I think is pertinent information and using the instructor resources to put together a PowerPoint for the lectures. But at the same time, I feel that I'm sometimes doing a disservice to the students because I don't have the time to supplement the material. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I can't help but notice that the great majority of my past professors were skilled at presenting lectures but lacked the essence of what I believe makes a professor/instructor really stand out: ENGAGEMENT. I can count on one hand the top professors that I have had throughout my college career that have mastered this skill. They are the instructors that make you excited about coming to class. They get your wheels turning upstairs, and you leave simply blown away by how much can be taught in one hour! As for the others…resorting to expensive coffee with extra shots of espresso and plenty of doodling scratch paper are mandatory to make it through. Going through the same bland PowerPoint lecture class after class (that could have been printed out and studied outside of the classroom) is mindless. Variety, passion, excellence, drive, enthusiasm, these are just some of the words that come to mind when I think of the very few professors that stood out as master-classes in instruction.

What is the most exciting thing you have done ont he first day of class?

I find role play to be a good tool in the class room what is your experience?

It can be challenging to work with student's with this problem but not impossible once you understand what their problem is you can work one on one with that student to help understand the material that being presented

This particular experience show's the student's that you are comfortable with the material that you are sharing with them

I find putting student's into groups help them to develop critical thinking among themself's

Know your material and how to get it across to your student's

In the past i usually ask direct questions and have only had a few responses back. Today in lecture i used the example of "I'd like to answer some of your questions at this point and may i have the first one please" Wow what a difference as i had about half the class raise their hands about my expectations on their final cooking assessment menu. I like it and will use simalar senerios moving forward. This is a useful tool with todays younger generation and a great teaching tool of us old school teachers ^_^

I am not a huge fan of the T/F Test Questions. I think that lazy instructors construct these tests and it only gives the students a 50% chance of getting the answer right. I have gotten negative feedback from students regarding the tests that are worded heavily with t/f questions

Wow,I am blown away how this method works in the classroom. My culinary students were given a mystery box assignment to create a three course menu and to cook it in teams of two. Throughout the entire term I followed the guidelines suggested for positive reinforcement and the results were outstanding. They produced the most amazing food combinations today that were presented well. My phrase comment i said to my lab partner is "My job is done here" and he gave me a high five and a hug. Thanks for this insightful teaching tool ^_^

I think that acknowledgement of student performance is very important to not only motivate the student but also the other classmates

I am a huge fan of asking questions to get students involved and I am very excited to try some of these new techniques

I do not want foul or profane language in my classroom not only during class time, but before and after class, while any students are in the classroom. Is it appropriate for me to take on this level of control?

Is the best way to know your students and follow up them.

Eye contact is very important and powerful in order to get the student attention.

I use this a lot in my class. Most of it is just keeping the "Method" of the recipe going. Students sometimes get part or get something out of order. In anything you can't skip the middle part of a MOP - Method of Production. So I will question and do "What If" and "why this way" and it gets that student thinking as well as the rest of the class.