Susan Polick

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Hi Mary - Thanks for your post to the forum and for sharing some important considerations when choosing assessments. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Lu- Thanks for your post to the forum. How terrific that your college does the prep work for you by assessing the learning styles of your students! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Sharon - Thanks for your post to the forum. Here is a free Learning Style Inventory to use with your students. http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsitest1.html Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Patricia- Thanks for your post to the forum. Although critics may call it "hand holding", helping our students feel comfortable in our classrooms is important! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using alternative assessments

Hi Robyn - Absolutely - Math is a discipline that requires instructors to regularly check for understanding so that students who are lost don't fall further behind. Susan

Susan Polick

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Effective methods of student assessment

Hi Robyn - Thanks for your post to the forum. I like your idea of using a rubric based on whether the student can "teach back" the process. Very effective! Best wishes for continued success in tour teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Questioning sessions as learning tools

Hi Charles - Thanks for your post to the forum. Does the student seem bothered by this? Probably not since he/she continues to go off topic. That can be frustrating to the rest of the class though as it wastes time. I would try to quickly get back on topic by saying "We need to stay with this idea right now, let's discuss that after class." Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

HI Pam- Thanks for your post to the forum. As you say, sharing their own experiences demonstrates to the class the relvance of what they are learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Billie Jo - Thanks for your post to the forum. having your class of diverse majors give their specific needs for the software must also impress upon the class the usefullness of the software. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Denise - Thanks for your post to the forum. Is it possible to just bring in some components to do a demo without having to use a lab? Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan