more people should use it

if you care they care

diversity is a great thing

I like to observe and listen to the students so i may find ways to help with my approach for delivering the curriculim.

Passionate teaching will grasp the minds of students,so they will be focused on the subject being thought.

Getting all students involved in the classroom and laboratory is very important.

I try to raise the confident level in all students whom i taught,or may be teaching. Confidence brings motivation and good character.

I always make it a priority to monitor and get to know each of my students so I can stay in tune with their individual progress and needs. I make myself approachable and available to them for any questions they might have and tutoring when needed. I ask my students on an individual basis how their class experience is going for them to also get a feel for their progress. I believe by showing students you care about there progress and address their needs you aid in retention.

I have worked with other teachers that would never admit they made a mistake. It was very frustrating. In my own experience I was doing a problem at the end of the period and it did not work so I said I will check on it and give you the correct procedure next period. I really got zapped on my evaluation for just that one time. I am not sure about how willing I am to admit a doubt.

I have an online student who dominates the chat box and announces regularly that she is an overachiever. She accesses her skills way beyond where her ability is. She seems to ignore her weaknesses and though I don't want to dampen her spirit, I do want her to see she is creating too many errors and has not progressed as much as she thinks she has. What can I do to keep her motivated but still have her grounded in reality?

The point about giving students recognition every class meeting is ver important. Students who miss class do not get that and often return to class and feel isolated and out of touch with the class. They have missed instruction and need to get back in the flow. I believe that in my classes this is the reason I lose students.

Enthusiasm is contagious. We all have things we love about our profession and remembering to share our positive experiences about our career with our students excites them about the profession and makes them feel they have made the right decision in being there.

Does anyone have some reading material that I could suggest be read by my older adult students to help combat their anxiety and fear of returning to school after being away from the learning environment for such a long time?

Having fun and keeping the students engaged will uaually keep them motivated

the students refocus each time they change courses. the instructor will also need to refocus to refrain from becoming stagnet in their teaching

I tell my students to think of their grade as their pay check The more your here the more you can make

We work with a wide age range of students we have to be able to adapt to all ages and learner styles

We find that motivating online students is a bit more challenging than in face-to-face teaching. Motivation can be achieved through clear course objectives, assessment criteria, and demonstrating how assigned activities can be applied to a student's own experiences. Weblogs, interactive exercises, and discussion forums amongst the students creates open communication and an opportunity to be heard. Providing quick responses, constructive feedback, and ensuring responses are personalized will make the student feel the instructor has listened to them, thereby making the online course experience less impersonal.

I have found that setting up a friendly yet competitive environment amongst students in my classes has worked to create a great atmosphere where students come self motivated and ready to do better than the next. The easiest way I have achieved this is by telling students to take a look around and that the people sitting next to them will be their greatest competition!

I have found that the easiest way to help a student get motivated is to constantly remind them about how their education and what they do in class will translate into a better career and more opportunities in the real world and provide them with examples from my personal experience and others success stories