Susan Polick

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HI Thomas - Thanks for your post to the forum. I think that all of us agree- too many students enter higher education without the skills they should have gotten already. We just have to do the best that we can with these students. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using formative evaluation methods

Hi Cheryl- Teaching online is really challenging - students who may be silent in on ground classes often blossom online which leads to lots of required feedback by online instructors. I really like your use of real world situations in the discussion threads! Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Effective methods of student assessment

HI Cheryl- Thanks for your post to the forum. Teaching online brings all sorts of different issues and assessment is certainly one of them. I find that I need to have really specific grading rubrics for the discussion threads or I get things like "Yes, I agree." or "Great post John!" Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

HI Thomas- Thanks for your post to the forum. You make a good point - we need to find a middle ground between cluttered and sterile. As you mention , the classroom should also reflect the subject being taught. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Supporting the learning styles of your students

Hi Stacie- Thanks for your post to the forum. You are covering all the bases needed to address the learning styles. I'm glad that you shared that making that effort can be really fun! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Effective assessment methods

Hi Marion - Thanks for your post to the forum. You do an excellent job of test preparation and are also willing to look critically at the tests you prepare. Excellent work! Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

HI Beverly- Thanks for your post to the forum. I really liked that you related the need for an organized learning environment to what your students will need to do in the future- create "client ready" spaces. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Questioning sessions as learning tools

HI Claire - You did a great job of articulating the roles that questioning can play. thanks for sharing! Best wishes- Susan

Susan Polick

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Keeping focused during questioning sessions

Hi Claire- Thanks for your post to the forum. Usually we think of teaching as the process of sharing information by talking or demonstrating. However, as you point out, listening plays a major role! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Supporting the learning styles of your students

Hi Todd- Thanks for your post to the forum. You have the right idea - the more resources we give our students the more times we address different learning styles and as yo say - "the more they learn"! Best wishes- Susan