Susan Polick

Hi david - Thanks for a really terrifc suggestion! You are obviously a very caring instructor - Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Richard - Yes, open-ended questions can refer to questions that have multiple "right" answers but more often it refers to questions that really have no "right" answer at all. They are just used to get discussions started. Best wishes- Susan

Hi Nancy - Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree that the tests need to assess what vwas presented by the instructor, I also try to include material they should have gotten from their textbooks and other required resources. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Michael- Thanks for your post to the forum. You are right - students do retain things like a culinary technique better if they have had a chance to use it. Best wishes- Susan

Hi Richard- Thanks for your post to the forum. I'll bet all that practice makes your students more confident. Do you find that they are nervous when they encounter their first "live" patient?

Hi Joseph- Especially in your discipline, observation is essential for the reasons you cite. As you mention, students may know the "How & Why" but unless they can DO it - they will not be successful. Best wishes- Susan

Hi Lynn- Thanks for your post to the forum. Using illustrations as you lecture if great and drawing them as you lecture is particularly effective. I always caution new instructors though to be careful not to keep their back to the class for too long. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Paul - Thanks for your post to the forum. My best trainers always make a point of trying to determine their audiences predominant styles before the session and then tailor their training accordingly. Usually they ask me questions about their trainees - what do they teach, what are their backgrounds? Their delivery for a group of humanities faculty will be different from the way they present to electronics faculty. Best wishes - Susan

Hi Renee- I'm glad that you liked and will use the Minute Paper in your classes! Susan

Hi Renee- I agree; also I think that using a variety of types in each test makes for tests that are more fair as not all students do well with the same assessment type. Best wishes-Susan