arnisa wilson

I have learned the difference in myself and my teams teaching managements styles, though they are different in style, we make it work for our students.

I feel it is my role to be fully informed on ways to best assist my students or future students. We all face obstacles in life.

Never Knew there was a term for students who have difficulty with math. ADHD is more commonly diagnosed along with ADD and autism. Whereas years ago, children who showed signs of these disabilities were just termed as children with behavioral problems. 

I have learned that the term disability should not be used loosely. Some students who truly do have a mental or physical limitations should never fall into the same category as students with language barriers. Just because your first language is not the one your course is being taught in does not mean you are disabled, and the student should not be labeled as such. It just means you need help finding language resources to help with your understanding of the materials being taught.

I can certainly agree with the idea being afraid to fail m team or my students in my role. But I will also say my fear of failure is a strength because I care about not only my own success but theirs as individuals as well. I have never been one to volunteer to be team leader, but I also understand that sometimes you have to do what is necessary even if it pulls you out of your introvert comfort zone.

I learned that even online class will have the one student who wants to be the center of attention, it can be in a positive or negative way.

I feel that having synchronous discussion with students gives them more personal one on one commentary needed for understanding of certain content in a course. I have never heard of asynchronous discussion until just reading about it today. Most online classes I feel use asynchronous discussion, especially with larger classes. But most instructors require you to respond to other classmates post as well.

When starting an online course do a discussion ice breaker. Introduce yourself to the students, while at the same time inviting them to introduce themself to you and other students in the class.

I personally enjoyed taking online courses because some courses give more freedom to the student to learn at their own pace in a way. But also understanding the need to be tech savvy as well because some students really do struggle with online courses and being able to navigate course work. Also it is good for students to know what works best for them and their learning styles.

Being a surgical tech instructor, I always feel that with anything thing you should start with the basics. We as surgical techs have to cover a lot of materials such as sterile technique and its purpose, surgical procedures, and surgical instrumentation. which further goes into surgical specialties and the different surgical procedures in each specialty. I feel that teaching a basic minor set up is a good start for any case, but you build on to that set up as your progress into different procedures.