I am generally a nice person, very kind and anderstamdable. And it is very hard for me to keep the distance between me and my students.

its not very hard to tell learning methods of students just watch there facial expressions, in ablity to keep still, ones who keep there nose in books

I am teaching in a career college and am teaching a class that has much harder and more indepth content. This is my second time teaching this class and the first class did not realy make the adjustment to put in more study time. How do I help them to understand this without scaring them away??

While I was in college I was amazed by how many instructors in health and fitness or the medical profession were not healthy or fit. Now as an Instructor in Health and Fitness I am on the oppsite side of the coin... Pants are fitting a bit tight after xmas break. How do you feel about unhealthy health and medical instructors?

Greetings Everyone. As we all know, we may encounter a student who has always been on the "A" grade but trying to ask questions with the checklist mentality. Some examples include a) The syllabus didn't tell me what color font to use? b) My previous instructor never told me APA uses italics c) I never knew that I should cite sources in the discussion forums d) You are not from this country to know how to write or speak English. So, regardless of how professionally you maintain your tone, the messages are insatiable to the student. So, how do you deal with such difficult students whose questions? Thanks. Sriram Rajagopalan, PhD, PMP

Like many great leaders, public speakers to peace makers currently and before us, they all share something in common - their great ability to influence people with the message that they convey to the audience. I take a great deal in modeling my lector after them. Each course, I will continue to find new ways and approach to inspire my students & get my points across. I use many tectics style of lectures from a style of base my lecture around a single subject or question, begins certain topic with “What would happen if……?” approach to a case study discussion. Certain, I believe if there is rapport between me and my students, they will be a connection with the content I am sharing and more likely that the chance of their retention will be higher. They will be focused on what I am trying to share with them because they know I am considering this information important. K. Boodparset

Typically, by sharing information about your career experience you are establishing myself as an instructor of my areas of expertise and authority. It shows how students can relate to me & gives them sense of comfort of my experience on the subject that they’re learning. In my class, I constantly explain to my students of what’s going in terms of current industry standard, company’s expectations and level of professionalism that I have to go through each project. I also, mention to my students at the beginning of the course that, not only I’m doing for a living is associated with what they’re learning now, but I am also in charge of hiring at my current agency as well. Therefore, I know exactly what employers or companies are looking for and what they expect of recent graduated students. K. Boodparset

As a new instructor I am very concerned about developing my subject matter. I have little mentoring availableto me and have stepped into the job mid semester. I am looking for resources to help me in learning how to better prepare my course information. In reading these posts I was delighted to learn about ACTEonline and am wondering if there are more such sites regarding lesson plans, etc?

As someone who has taught in the paralegal program of two career colleges, I think I have perceived a problem. Many students who come to career colleges are NOT written word learners; yet the legal field is all about the written word. In the PL program (for profit school)we are often pushed to increase retention. Yet, if students are not written word people, the law may be the wrong place for them. What to do?

what are some good ways to get over the fears of speaking in front of a group of young adults

I teach primarily business courses and find that my students are able to show comprehension best through short essay questions. Are there any other methods that you use to test for this? Why and how? Bobbi Bricker

I teach within a business program. Does any one have any ideas to use CATs? I like closing the course with the students reflecting on what they learned and coming up with a question that is unanswered, but I would like more ideas. Bobbi Bricker

I find that in teaching courses like Economics, I often ask "checking in" questions to make sure we are all on the same page. Often even though they've heard the language throughout their lives, it is a difficult concept to grasp. Because of this, it is important to me that we are moving as a group towards a common goal. Asking "does that make sense?" or "why would this be important" allows for a small discussion, but also allows for people who are confused to speak up. Does anyone have similar things they do that I can use to build upon this technique? Bobbi Bricker

I find that I spend a lot of time catering to my visual and auditory students, simply because I teach mostly business courses. Are there any games that you know of that would assist my students who are more kinesthetic or written word oriented. I often use role playing, but it seems a bit tired at this point. I would like to switch things up a bit. Bobbi Bricker

Please share things that you incorporate in your classroom when meeting student's for the first time. Items that may not have been mentioned in the module.

I would like to welcome any input from either teachers or students in order to make this transcition a little more smooth.

Any suggestions on how to structure a final exam - which types of questions to put first - middle - last?

Any suggestions on how to appeal to kinesthetic online learners?

I have been asked to put my entire lectures that I've made into power points on the student's portal. I have an ethical dilemma with that idea. Those power point lectures have taken me hours and hours to create. To send it to the students seems it is an excuse to not show up in class and to just study my notes without reading the book. Should I make an outline of the notes to send them? What do you suggest about this matter?

Should you separate groups the first day of class? Is this advantageous towards getting their focus on the class versus talking to their friends?