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Truitt Gaines
Truitt Gaines CHEP

Having older students control the class.

One method that I like to use and turns out to be very successful, is that I set the tone the first two days of clas that no student is allowed to interfere or inhibit any other students ability to learn. I also challenge the older or more mature students to take control of thier class and not let the younger students keep them from getting thier moneies worth.
William Hanks
William Hanks

Retention is important

As a company our lively hood depends on our students. So it is important to keep them motivated and interested in what they are doing.
George Whetstone
George Whetstone

Knowing your students

Sometimes you are lucky enought to find a cominality among the students on a particular subject that is outside of the corriculum. Saving this info for the right time may be helpful. When you have lost focus from the students bring up this subject for a Quick discussion. Keep it brief and return to classswork after the students attention has returned. This has worked for me.
George Whetstone
George Whetstone

Teacher = Instructor & Entertainer?

Holding students interests in this fast paced world of media means that in order to hold the attention of some students, one might have to become at least a little bit of an entertainer.This is not to mean that the "Show" out entertains rather than the teaching aspect but augments it instead.
Bruce Sebastian
Bruce Sebastian

Made to back to school

I have found that students, that are younger and right out of high school are being made to enrole in our school by their parents and they do not want to be here.
Amanda Shaffer
Amanda Shaffer

Online classes

Relating to students and even being able to evaluate their difficulties may be extremely difficult to grasp with an online environment. This is my very first time teaching an online course. Does anyone have any suggestions to get the students motivated and increase retention?
Russell Strayline
Russell Strayline

Current Generations

I am having problems with dealing with students of the current generation. I am an older generation instructor but teach students of the current generation and have difficulty understanding where there minds actually are and this affects my ability to motivate them properly. I have a diverse group of individuals but find some hard to get through to. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Robert Brown
Robert Brown CHEP

non-traditional student needs

I come into contact with a very diverse student body and sometimes the gap in ages seems to be a stumbling block to unity in class discussions. How can the content of discussion be narrowed to include different age groups?
Vincent Van Vranken
Vincent Van Vranken

motivation

Most of the students in school at this time should have some motivation as we speak. But tyhere are always the individuals that are beyoind motivation.
Vincent Van Vranken
Vincent Van Vranken

focus

When there is a class of 20 plus students, it's very difficult to keep focused on all.
Vincent Van Vranken
Vincent Van Vranken

retetion

retetion is an article that us as instructors really have not much control over due to individuals being raised by thier parents.
Heidi Kranz
Heidi Kranz

bridging the gap between ages

My biggest dilemma seems to be making a smooth transition with the technology used in the classroom and the age gaps in students. The younger students often feel that I am slowing them down and the older students are oftern terrified of the technology. Would you recommend maybe identifying some of the younger students to mentor others with assignments given on the computer or do you think the older students would feel they are being insulted?
Tim Bergstrom
Tim Bergstrom CHEP

Using experience to motivate

This module was of great value to me, I am new to teaching but have over 25 years experience in the field.With practice these tactics will enable me to use what I have learned in the most effective manner.
James Hynson
James Hynson CHEP

Rettention

Sometimes I find it very hardto convince a student to stay in school when there is no employment in the area to support him or their family.
William Collier
William Collier CHEP

show the human side

how many of us admit that we have made mistakes and use this human side to make a point and that if we learn from our mistakes that the knowledge gained will far out way the embarassment of it in the first place
James Hynson
James Hynson CHEP

Instructors are human too

Motivating students as well as myself can most challenging from time to time. However what I have learned to do is reflect on the positive of class growth kwonlegde wise & my growth as an instructor, and refocus from there to achieve the goals .
James Hynson
James Hynson CHEP

Students are human

Understanding and recognizing characteristics of students is essential for sucessful learning in my opinion.
Donald Josefik
Donald Josefik

motivation

Announce the topic in an informal manor, then illustrate the need for the knowledge, or the "why". Then begin to clearly explain the topic and answer the questions that students begin to have. "Buy in" and the desire to learn dramatically increase if the student knows where the topic is going and how it applies or will apply to them.
John Downing
John Downing

15 Day class

I like to tell real life stories about things that have happend that pertain to class to motovate students.
Choppy Iversen Jr.
Choppy Iversen Jr. CHEP

student retention

Students have a hard time remembering every thing they have been taught, however i have found that by seating down with them and going over the information with them it comes back to them.