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Ask a question from your peers to help you in your professional work. Seek different points of view on a topic that interests you. Start a thought-provoking conversation about a hot, current topic. Encourage your peers to join you in the discussion, and feel free to facilitate the discussion. As a community of educators, all members of the Career Ed Lounge are empowered to act as a discussion facilitator to help us all learn from each other.

Ceola Donald CRI, AAS

Instructing learners with disabilities

One must have patience. I find that many of the disabled learners are capable of learning if they are given the chance to comprehend the subject matter. Making sure to slow things down and not have it overwhelming is a must.

Ceola Donald CRI, AAS

Instructing Diverse Learners

Instructing diverse learners is a challenge but I'm up for it. Many times I've asked other student for assistance in the class room and they have been glad to help. I always make it known, that if anyone is having a problem understanding anything, I am available to assist them. I post my office hours at the beginning of the quarter.

Ceola Donald CRI, AAS

Organizing student learning groups

There must be a clear plan for the discussion, that's the instructor's job. Before selecting the groups, I have an observation session of my own. We have a "get to know you" discussion. Each student tells the class about his/her hobbies, favorit books they've read even likes or dislikes about attending school. The stronger, more outspoken students I will choose to seperate placing them in the groups last after making up the group itself. I feel it's important to have balance.

William Haun

Creating an Overview on the Fly

I just started online teaching and Ive noticed a trend of being thrown into a class with little experience teaching that specific unit. I stay ahead of the students but how exactly would anyone suggest creating road map or overview at the last minute. Possibly when you are not terribly familiar with the competencies yourself?

Lisa Sacco

Role model

Do you feel the instructor must be a role model for the students? I do!

Lisa Sacco

Blue

How do you feel about blue painted classrooms? I think they are great and students are productive.

Lisa Sacco

Disruptive students

How do you feel about not giving the disruptive students any attention? I feel this works.

Lisa Sacco

Learning styles

I feel it is best to use all styles within each hour of lecturing. Any feedback on this?

Lisa Sacco

Retention

I like using aids for retention such as index cards, different color highlighters and PP printouts. Any other ideas?

Lisa Sacco

Using Colors

How do other's feel about the walls being painted blue in the classrooms? I think it is great!

stephen huber

Recording devices

I have a student with cerebral Palsy and visual problems. I allow her to pull her wheelchair close to the front of the room and also allow her to record every class session. This woman is amazing and I am glad to have her as a student

stephen huber

reading and writing in other languages

One thing that puts my students at ease when speaking about the Difficulties of the English language is spending one on one time to encourage them that this to will become stronger for them. I noticed self esteem issues can result id not helped

stephen huber

student monitoring

I have found in my experience when students try to float to the back of the room they try more than less to remove themselves form the radar emotionally. I conduct student monitoring the first day back to front

stephen huber

Eye contact

Eye contact is something that is of great value in American culture. It symbolizes respect and leadership qualities, but when used in other cultures such as Eastern cultures it can be misinterpreted as disrespectful. Just food for thought

Marti Ray

Instructor Competencies

Definitions are so important in healthcare education, for reasons of commom/mutual understanding, and for continuity within a learning situation. The breakdown and identification of these three areas of "Instructor Competencies" is helpful in building a "map" of key instructor qualities, to help insure competency within the classroom... not only for the instructor, but also for the quality of education provided to the students.

Bart Putzer

Three things about me

In one of my previous jobs we had an exercise where we had to tell 3 things about ourselves. 2 are true, 1 is not. Other students in the class need to find the item that is not true. Is this a good first day exercise or is it too corporate?

Bart Putzer

New instructor

I'm a new instructor in the university setting. I have worked professionally in sales and graphic design and am now entering the instructional venue. I'm very excited to get started and was wondering which of my existing skill sets do you think would be most valuable to start: 1) my sales background, or 2) my technical background and why? Thanks.

Sandra Henry

Student Participation

Active participation should be used more in assisting student to gain information.

Sandra Henry

Ways to transition into an educator

Thanks for your feedback. It is so important to read carefully so that key points are not missed

KARI HACKBARTH

New instructor

I'm going to be teaching for the first time in a few weeks, and I'm really nervous about it. I'm comfortable with my subject material, but just afraid of the unknown. Any good tips for a new instructor? How do I keep their attention when I have to cover lecture material that may not be the most exciting?