Susan Polick

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Hi Brad - I like your suggestion about asking students to say how they will use what they have learned in the future. It helps them to see the value of their learning.

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Ray - I think you bring up a good point - by helping students to diagnose their own learning styles,you involve them in their own learning which is much more effective then just telling them that they are kinesthetic, or visual etc.

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

I agree Vallene - our students will be entering the workplace where they will encounter all sorts of situations. While we want them to feel comfortable in our classrooms, we also have to prepare them for the uncertainity and diversity they are sure to experience.

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Avalokita- welcome to ED 103! Thank you for a very thorough posting - you obviously understand the imprortance of teaching to the learnig styles.

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Rose- It is amazing how adjusting your delivery to the stles of your students can really make a difference!

Susan Polick

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Classroom Assessment Techniques

Hi Rob - i hope that this course has been useful for you. I know that i am always looking for ways to enhance my teaching and have often found suggestions from the students in this course!Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career!

Susan Polick

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Questioning Techniques

Hi Ernest - Thanks for your posting! I really like your idea of asking your students how segments of the lesson will benefit them personally. It will help them internalize the lesson and allow them to more easily access it later in their careers. Great idea!

Susan Polick

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Testing Formats

Hi Carol - sharing your essay exam grading rubric is essential but suprisingly not done all the time - well done!

Susan Polick

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Testing Formats

Hi Carol -Welcome to ED 103! It can be very frustrating for students when they cannot master a skill. What I try to concentrate on is pointing out and praising what the HAVE done well.

Susan Polick

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Testing Formats

Hi Marianna-Welcome to ED 103! You are correct that application testing is most appropriate for the courses you are teaching now, but wise to use other types of assessment as well.