The idea of assigning the takative student the role of observer will help with managing participation. This has been one of my most challenging areas, and I am looking forward to implementing this idea.

I enjoy a good challenge when teaching my class. I welcome the opportunity to present the information I am teaching in as many different ways as I can to reach my students. This platform is full of great ideas. Thank you.

I believe that motivation is the key to any success no matter the situation. I find this to be very beneficial in the classroom setting. I think that the key to motivation is to build relationships with your students to gain their trust. Once you have gained their trust, you can establish the security that they need to become motivated. A motivated student is the most successful student that I have had in my experience. I really enjoyed this course because it has given me some tools on how to handle certain situations to improve security which in turn increases motivation. Best course I have participated in thus far.

I find that my older students come to class eager to learn what's needed to advance to the next level wheras the younger students come to class to complain about how much they have to learn and they want to be spoon fed on everthing instead of using their brains and applying critical thinking

If we have done as much as we can to recognize the student and individualize their learning, and the student is not involved or dedicated to the material for what ever reason, how do you resolve that within yourself? Do you ever take it as a personal failure?

I would have liked to see something in this course about interactions with adult learners when the instructor is significantly younger than the oldest students he/she is teaching. Being the average age range is 28, it wouldn't be unlikely to see an instructor around that age such as myself.

I like the idea of praise in the classroom. Public praise of a student's work is great to build camaraderie and teamwork. Even private praise can be useful for fostering a desire to stay on task. Empty praise (praise for the sake of giving praise) is quickly spotted by the adult learner, and needs to be avoided in lieu of genuine praise. One teacher I admire would ask opinion questions of individual shy students. These "no wrong answer" questions can then give the opportunity for the faculty member to thank the student for sharing, and then can lead the way to more complex Q&A.

I like the lesson about those students right out of High School, and that peer impact, more than academic impact, has a bigger role for them in motivation. This makes it all the more important to praise publically and criticize privately, lest I shame them in front of their peers, and de-motivate them to come to class. I would say this is what I try to do in all cases, and it makes sense, but the lesson really highlighted it for me regarding the teen student.

Adult learners become motivated when they see value in what they are working toward. Through the years I have found that students experience satisfaction in learning when not only their curiosity about a topic is addressed but more importantly when their skill level has improved.

I should always give them compliment during Q & A portion. So that they will always participate.Do not give them negative attitude beacuse they were wrong.

I should be always ready of a class work material. After my lecture I will let them work on it to make sure they get the information during lecture.

To maintain retention, as an instructor I have to know whats going on to my student if I noticed a lot of absences. I will talk to her & encourage her to come to school everyday regardsless of any issue.

This course gives me an idea how to deal more with students.

Our courses are very much hands on, and his helps with learning and motivation. One way I like to get them motivated is to have a little competition between students for the straightest, or best detailed work, and they seem to learn from other students how to improve the quality of their work at the same time.

We have adopted the ipad as a learning tool, this great for our curriculum, but the access they have to games and videos is a little hard to deal with, we have rules about tablet uses but is there any ideas on keeping them focused while in the classroom?

I like to have my students think about how they look at customer service, and how they like to be treated by someone providing a service. I let them know that this is what a lot of their careers involve, customer service. Would you rather have a boring customer relationship, or one that is more fun and informative, which will also make the work day go faster, and you may end the day on a good note instead of frustration!

I have had older students who wanted more information about a certain subject, or on a quiz answer felt that the answer was not exactly to their liking. is there a way to handle this side of the student/teacher relationship?

I have had an issue essentially "re-training" students enrolled who have had experience in the field previously and now are seeking certification. While have industry experience is helpful sometimes, I find that they fall back on "the way my clinic does it". My solution has been to acknowledge that yes, there are many ways to do a task, however our curriculum is setting a standard to enforce consistency between classes and instructors. There is also a standard of care that we must provide. It can be frusterating to have them continually lapse into the bad habits they have picked up "on the job".

This course is one of the course's most instructors should take. Knowing how to motivate adult students, have them participate in classroom discussions. As an instructor, we can give the sense of security that most students require. This could also help them in becoming more motivated and they could become better students.

I love the concepts that were discussed in this course! My question is how do you apply these concepts in an online setting? I, of course, give grade feedback when I upload grades. But we don't have quizzes. I interact in the discussion forum but I want to reach out to them more. I send emails, but I don't want to bombard them with emails. Any suggestions on how to establish contact as a way of motivating online students?