Enhancing Student Retention

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Michael Miller

Animated teaching style

I have found this to style to be such a great energy booster for not only the student but the instructor as well. We are challenged everyday and sometimes the energy level can be effected so this was a great compliment to my teaching style.

Michael Miller

"The Crisis Game"

I found this to be very useful in a course Im actually teaching currently. I have been trying to figure out other creative ways to teach my class microphone theory. What are some ways in keeping the overall commitment from everyone in the groups of 5-6 people? There is nothing worse than coming up with a very create educational game and see some of the students not participating?

Nasreen Dharsee

Cellphones

How can you make students focus more clearly when they are very distracted by their cellphones

Nasreen Dharsee

Memorizing

Its very difficult to expect students to retain information with difficult topics. How can you teach a student to memorize over 200 drugs? How can we help students memorize?

Nasreen Dharsee

Patience

Sometimes, there's a slight conflict between the younger aged students and the older adult learners in my class. It seems as though the younger students do not like the older students. And the adult learners resent the younger students. How do we deal with this?

taina barbosa

students

I am a new teacher and currently taking coalition courses.

Bill Zimmerman

REFOCUS

I really liked the REFOCUS strategy. I think it's a great tool and will hopefully find a time to use it in the near future.

Jeffrey Onda

motivation

i always motivate my student by reminding them of the end result

Jeffrey Onda

small classes

i mostly have small intimate classes so its more personal

Jeffrey Onda

study techniques

i encourage all my student s to find their own method of studying

Jeffrey Onda

younger relating to older

i am 25 teaching almost up to 60 year olds, i have not had any problems though

Michael Miller

Educational Games-How do we find a happy medium?

I find that being competitive is a great way to build a students confidence on the information given on that particular day. I find that I seem to loose my students when I just have notes and I explain sometimes. Games and competitive strategies are a great way to help the moral and confidence in the student. However, what about the student who isn't sure about him/her and doesn't perform well in the class "game"? How should we find a happy medium?

Michael Miller