I was interested to see what my own style is... controller and buddy. I can also identify others I work with who are apathy. Very interesting...

Way down below in the discussion is the Golden Rule discussion. The idea that a student is paying for a course, it is his/her money, and consequently, what they should receive in turn was the topic. Many students do feel they are "owed" a passing grade because they are paying for a course. I would suggest, in higher ed, there is "NO" golden rule in play, ever. The students pays for the opportunity to study, and receive honest evaluation, and that is where it ends, regardless of private or public school. There is no other monetary consideration beyond that, no matter how much a student may try to convince an instructor there is, or should be. Handling this ill conceived notion falls under the heading of class room management. Comments??

first of all you have to show your students that you are SUCCESSFUL, and they will see it in you.

Students should know about your educational and professional background.

Group discussions are not always conducive.

Besides assessing your own teaching style , f2f time with said student is effective.

I think teachers should be flexible when necessary. Students will have some flexibility in the real world too.

Plagiarism is on going challenge in the online environment. My school has a zero tolerance. I am very careful to read the sources they site. The first offence is treated as a mistake, something they were not aware of, they get the assignment back, they are given tow days to fix it and the directions to fix it best. They are also given several resources to assist them with the APA format style required by our institution. The second time, they are given a zero on the assignment with reminders of the information they were given with their first offence. They are also referred to their academic advisor. The third time, they are given a zero for the class and referred to the program chair for possible dismissal. Thankfully, it has never gone past level one. Once I even had the student cut and paste the entire website dialog and pass it off as their own. Even to the point of defending my accusation that it was cut and pasted. How do other schools handle this? What has happened if you had top confront the student?

Working a full-time job in the IT field and teaching part-time at a career school is about all I can handle. It is tough to do both but being a provider is in my blood. Exercising seems to keep my sanity and healthy balance.

Students should be addressed by there names. No one likes to be called by 'you'. I worked with a MD who didnt addressed employees by names until it was brought to his attention. Faculty should address these adults by name.

I do emphasize the importance of trust and respect in all classes. Students are reminded that honesty and respect are interrelated and one does not demand respct, one commands respect, and if trust is not there, then there is no respect.

Students who instructors find challenging present themselves in different ways. I find having a talk at times changes the behavior, because this student may just have a personal problem and just need a listening ear.

Dressing the role of the instructor means that you lead by example.

I do not believe in cheaters, therefore, i give each student a different exam. Example student 1 gets exam A, student 2 gets exam B, student 3 gets Exam C, student 4 gets exam A and so on. This has eliminated the potential of those who possess the wandering eye! :-)

I have found by being overly interactive and showing animation in the classroom is the best way to grasp a students attention. This also shows your passion of the material you are delivering to the student.

The biggest issue I deal with are two similar groups of students: 1. Students whose parents are forcing them to be in school. 2. Students who are only in school because they get benefits or government grants while attending. They don't really plan on going into the profession. So in an earlier post I mentioned that I am all four management styles. I start out as a Controller and then eventually Apathete to the students above and I'm Buddy and Guide to everyone else. What are some suggestions for ways to stop being so controlling or apathetic? It seems so hard to draw in students who sometimes verbally say "I don't really want to be here, I'm just here to get my money" or "I'm only here because my parents will kick me out otherwise".

I'm wondering about the perspective and experience of others here re: how they've addressed situations of student plagiarism? (It seems like a relevant and critical issue to discuss in this particular forum). One of my first experiences with this was on a Human Behavior Term Paper. As I was reading through a student's paper there was a statement made about the effectiveness of a particular program which contradicted my own understanding of said program's efficacy. Thinking there might be some "new" or differing research on the matter (after all, the one thing I "know"-as both a Teacher/Instructor and as a person--is that I don't know everything!), I simply cut and pasted the student's work (sic) into a search engine and wouldn't you know it, the VERY FIRST result showed the exact words as written in some other online article/publication! The validity of the statement re: the program's efficacy notwithstanding, the net result is that the student had cut and pasted the entire paragraph from (the) site! I crossed-out the paragraph in her paper and made a note in the margin stating, "These aren't YOUR OWN words! Please see me if you disagree." Academic penalties and University procedures aside, it's probably needless to say the student did not elect to see me about her paper's grade or my comments. An approach I have since taken when possible in subsequent situations is to take the initiative and either attempt to contact the student or approach them using discretion ("I would like to see you after class") to express my concern and discuss the matter with the student. What are your experiences with this issue? I realize there may likely be many different scenarios and extenuating circumstances depending on the particular student/situation.

I can always tell when a student is cheating. I likew to just simply let them finish than at the end of class have them stay and let them knowq theat i am aware of it.

I tell my students (because the classes I teach are the intro to the school type of classes) that I and the rest f the staff will not be Facebook friends with them until they graduate. We will also not go out drinking with them. We are professionals in a professional setting to learn a trade to get a job, and the learning environment must be as close to the work environment so they will know what to expect when they graduate.

I seem to always get one a or 2 a year. They keep quite, and I come to them and ask them questions about the assignments, and they usually tell me that they are behind or doing the work at home and don't have it with them. I tell them to email it to me that day when they get home but I never get an email. talk to them again in class about the assignments and they think up another excuse. It's hard to get through to them. I talk to my supervisor about the situation, and they have a talk with the student too.