One of the biggest challenges my students seem to be facing is group work. Most seem to understand how to do the group work, but the problem is that there are some students who either aren't participating at all in their group or are only participating in a minimal capacity. This causes the students who are handling most of the work to become nervous about their grade and resentful toward the non-participating students. I know a lot of instructors base their grade on the group as a whole, but I don't feel that the hardworking students should lose points because… >>>

At the start of each course that I teach, on-site or online, I always lay out a comprehensive guide of course expectations. We spend the first lecture discussing the expectations and I send students home with a print version. One of the big sections in the lecture is "Respect in the Classroom." This is a theme that I mention sporadically throughout the course. I try my very best to maintain a positive an encouraging learning environment. I always explain to the students that they need to be professional in what they are doing/saying and that if they violate this, they… >>>