Having knowledge about learning and delivery theories is important for educators as they select content for their courses. This background in learning and application will aid them in selecting their course content and delivery methods. This group is for educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.
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Remembering course material is alot like getting the body to do what you want thru muscle memory. The only difference is training the brain to do the same thing. If you practice something correctly over and over it becomes familier. You can train the brain to do work the same way. If someone says they hate math it's probably because they weren't taught math properly. You just need to find a way to make it easy and show how the results will help them. Money always gets their attention. I also use money when teaching students how to read a… >>>
Perception is reality!! If I can't engage all my students in one form or another they are going to be bored and lose interest in the course. So how do you teach to all the different learning styles? Practice! Just look at their eyes and you can tell if they are engaged or off in lala land. Ask questions of the students who seem to not be getting it and find out how to help them. It may be a math class that is required and some are only there for that reason but find a way to make it… >>>
We know perception is reality but is reality concrete? I think it depends on the individual! What I might feel is a waste of time might be anothers way of taking a mental break. If I did not know that person I would be sure they were lazy because my eyes and ears tell me they are not doing anything but sitting there with a blank look on their face. To my way of thinking that would be concrete when in reality what I think I'm seeing is not the total picture. Now if I heard soothing music and the… >>>
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