Public
Activity Feed Discussions Blogs Bookmarks Files

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.

The Human Factor

throughout the years i have that when having students that learn at different rates. It is very important to find out what learning style will help the student get the most out of the class and break the cirriculum down into components that are comprable to the learning abillity. I you can take something that is very hard to explain and very technical the best bbet is to evaluate the classes knowledge and speak on there level. for example: don't use words that are over there head or if you do, explain those words so that they understand. Simple things like this can change the learning enviroment for the entire class

Adult Learning Support

As an instructor i deal with adult learners on a daily basis that feel that are inadequate due to there age due to lack of detailed knowledge on new technology. I realized that when you compare the new technology to what they are used to and give an explain they mre willing to listen and accept your response as being correct

motivating and much more

Getting the enite class excited can be contagious its like staing a small fire in the class it might slowly take time but then it erupts and it a kind of passionate fire you want too see take over everything. get them excited get them to remind them selves of why they choose to come to classs everyday.

focus, focus, focus

keeping yur students focus on the task at hand and what the objective is in learniing the required material is important in reminding them why they set out on this path of continuing education.

managing students

you must know that all people come from different walk of life and need different approaches in there adult learning. a teacher who can reach out on levels will allways have a higher rention . the students love coming to class because they know you care.

understanding each student

All the students you will encounter will at one point or another change the way you deliver your materials. Age, disabillties and unexepected circumstanses can create challanges. understanding what there needs are will enable you to make a strong connection and get through each student. and thats they sign of a well sesoned teacher

Student retention

How to you keep a student from always reporting to class late?

motivating students

I have found that when my students feel that I really do care about their success, they work harder so that they do not disappoint me. I have never said the word disappoint, but they have expressed it to me." We don't want to let you down"

students involved

What the best way to get all students involved?

Diverse students in online classrooms

I do see that there is a very well diversified group in each of the courses that I have taught. I do see many concerns in each class, and also I do see that now, the classes are getting more international (meaning, my students are not just from the US). Culture is a main concern as well as experiences. Respect is high however when it comes to learning about cultures and posts on how hospitality, for instance is in other parts of the world. The adult learner has had experience, yet you will find some have not had experience yet, maybe in a similar or completely different firm, so this may lead to an interesting conversation, and how we may learn from each other. The younger generation has had entry level or perhaps no experience, yet they are shy and may not post the best, yet I think that collectively we all learn, as I do as well from my students. What do we think of all of this?

Motivating Students in an online environment

What are some special techniques that an instructor can use in an online environment to motivate students?

Surprise

What are some ways that a seasoned instructor can include suprise elements in a course that he/she has been teaching for many years?

Motivation

I'm very interested in hearing some tips on motivating my instuctors.

Regognize

I find it very important to get the students to recognize what has been achieved so far. They soon forget, that when they started they knew nothing. All I here is what they didn't learn yet. So a recap is very important

Having fun In class

At the end of a long week I feel it is good to end it with fun, not tests. This keeps the students interested on coming in on a friday. They never know whats in store for them.

Motivation in the classroom

Like many schools, we struggle at time with motivating students in general, as it pertains to their educational goals, and attendance. At had been my experience that a strict attendance policy is a must! If students are not in class, they cannot be educated. Students are motivated to attend classes as it is directly tied to attendance.

Student(s) First

We strive daily to focus on student learning first! This is achieved in several steps. As an administrator our educational institution pays the instructors extra hours above and beyond their class’s instruction to create the environment that promotes one-on-one with student and teacher outside the regular leaning environment. If a school administrator expects a teacher to stay over for “no-charge,” that extra one-on-one tutoring time or counseling time, in most cases will not happen.

Retention

We have developed an entire program just dealing with student retention utilizing Department Heads and the Campus Director as the key people to deal one-on-one with retention issues. This is a daily process, and is on-going.

focus!!

What is the best way to keep my students focus on the subject?

motivate students!!

Im a New instructor and will like some advice to motivate my student in class.