James Jackson

Larry, you bring forward a very interesting topic. My first suggestion is to always check with your direct supervisor and/or your human resources specialist as they will know best how to handle any of the suggestions I provide here. My suggestions are my personal opinions and should be be viewed as official policies or guidelines within Higher Education. I have had to handle similar situations and in my experience I have just shared with my students my opinions. The school may allow something but if you want to get a job within a specific industry, take a look around and… >>>

Thanks for sharing this great technique Michael. The use of simple analogies to help build a learning foundation is a great skill that not all instructors use. Students need concepts they can understand and relate to more complex concepts. By providing them mental images to compare with the more complex concepts the are better able to make the connection and understand the more complex concept. This skill is used a great deal in the K-12 environment but is incredibly useful in higher education well. I have also seen some very creative exercises done with simple and everyday items like building… >>>

Really great point Lynae. The important factor is not that the instructor knows all things about any subject but they know where to go and how best to find accurate and useful information. I see this most in those new to the teaching arts, they feel they need to demonstrate dominance of some kind to their students and try too hard to impress their students by their knowledge. Best way to impress a student is to always be honest and share them them that no one knows it all. The focus of any class is to share your knowledge with… >>>