Guy Bateson

going into a classroom of all adult ages, and backgrounds will be interesting. This is some information to really think about and implement in my future career as an educator. 

ive taken away that you should always be observant when delivering a lecture and to write down any observations you made that could make it better for those listening. always be observing the reactions of those listening and pay attention to the reactions positive and negative. and modify your lectures, demonstrations as needed to benefit the student best as possible.  

I took away that first impressions are very important, and can set the tone for the remainder of the class, also getting people to interact with people they might not interact with on there own, and that it builds relationships that could just be for the time they are in that class, or could continue through out there career. 

i took away that a well-informed person is more likely to succeed then one that is trying to figure out what they are going to be learning. as a new instructor i also took away that i should lean on more seasoned instructors for tips and tricks when preparing materials for class. 

This module has backed up what i have learned the hard way in the field. When first promoted to shop Forman, i didn't realize that my fellow technicians felt i was belittling them. Lucky for me they knew that i am not easily offended and called me out. it was embarrassing and humbling at the same time. and i learned to never assume i was smarter then anyone and that they just needed help and they knew i would be able to help them or figure out a way to help them. I have always wanted more knowledge in my… >>>

knowing the various methods of helping people to retain information is important to know. i have learned a few new ways to assist in information retention that i will hopefully be able to use successfully. 

i have learned the importance of review, pretests, showing where it will be relevant in their upcoming careers. and that showing relevance is very important to allow the students to retain the information as it is very important to know in the real world.

the different types of intelligences, the way people learn is very fascinating. and i didn't know there were that many different types of ways people learn new things. 

the different brain development stages make perfect sense, especially have worked with ages 19-50+ the younger ones when willing to learn soak up everything they can, where the older they get the less they are willing to learn new things. "Can't teach an old dog new tricks" as far as where we access information was very interesting, working in a shop of 25+ technicians who all had different jobs in front of them and would have very different questions would require me to pull answers from different parts of the manuals, charging systems, transmission diagnostics, torque specs, tire pressures, valve… >>>

Never heard of this particular thought process, but it is very interesting to think of all the people i have seen fail that claimed their skills were above average, makes me think if there was someone that was either waiting for them to fail, and those that succeeded were expected to succeed, and that the way they were treated was the reason why it went one way or the other. very interesting.