Barry Westling

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Hi Ron: Boy, there's so much out there. We want to be sure our comfort zone doesn't oversahadow the needs of the student. Selecting the best resources that will assure the students will learn the material is a good goal to shoot for. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Preparing to Manage Your Class

Hi Charles: Confidence is a great start to being prepared as it conveys understanding, patience, and willigness to help - all attributes students look for in a good teacher. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Developing An Evaluation System

Hi Maureen: Everyone appreciates and expects fairness. Clear expectations at every step can help maintain the integrety of a grading system. Nothing is infallible, but by providing guidelines everyone has to follow (faculty included) we're likely to achieve better consistency and fairness. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Preparing to Manage Your Class

Hi Laurent: Good thoughts, and effective communication can concisely assist defining our understaning of our students and ourselves. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Selecting media for your classes

Hi Jae: Yup! Variety keep them interested. Coordinating media choices can make all the difference in having interested students or students present and accounted for. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Preparing to Manage Your Class

Hi Jae: Good thoughts. Thanks for sharing! Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Developing An Evaluation System

Hi Gerry: You've written some good points. I like the idea that work above and beyond what is asked for deserves credit, but not at the expense of required work and/or assignments. That makes sense. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Methods to develop backup plans

Hi Gerry: Your back up plan isound and is probably one of the most effective ways that students can learn in many situations. It's unfortunate you have limitations put on your delivery approaches. But your back up plan sounds great to me! Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Selecting media for your classes

Hi Laurie: Great! Breaking up a learning session with a variety of media is certainly going to add some pizazz to the lesson. Engaged students always do better than "just present". Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Preparing to Manage Your Class

Hi Laurie: That's great. Anyone who can see a need for change and is willing to make improvements in that area is on their way to better instructional outcomes. Regards, Barry