Jeffrey Schillinger

Thanks, Yan. The practice teach is a commonly practive among career colleges. Knowing the subject does not guarantee that an individual knows howto teach it. The ability to effectively plan and conduct a lesson is as important as knowing the content. Some schools ask the candidate to prepare a full lesson while others ask for only an introduction to a unit or a short presentation.

Yan, Thank you for this discussion post. Successful alumni that return to teach can be a real insiration to current students. When you mix that with the experience you require, excellent things can happen. It is also a great idea to invite some alumni who may potentially become faculty members to come in and do guest lectures or substitute teach. Your students will enjoy new perspectives and you will be able to see how the alumni perform in front of students.

Yan, Thank you for your post to this discussion forum. I look forward to interacting with you in other discussion forums. You are fortunate to have employees, alumni and students willing to recommend you as an employer. That certainly is a sign that you are doing things well. Where do you see the greatest need for improvement in your hiring processes relative to KSAOs?

James, Thank you for this discussion forum post. One of the best things a school can do is to always be recruiting qualified faculty members. That way, "immediate needs" do not become "emergency situations." I think your classmates will find your success with job fairs interesting. What process do you follow when preparing for a job fair? Are there any subject areas for which this strategy has been more or less effective?

Tony, Having a "practice teach" is a common part of many schools' hiring practice. You may want to have some of your faculty members complete one of the evaluation forms used for your faculty.

Thanks, Billy. I appreciate your participation in all of the ED201 discussion forums.

Thanks Billy, It is a good idea to make sure that each of the folks who do interviewing at your school use generally the same questions with each of their candidates. Each interviewer can develop their own list of question as long as those questions are consistently used.

Cissi, Thank you for your effort while in this course. Your posts have been quite good and should help others who take this course.

Susan, Thank you for the fine contributions you have made to the discussion forums throughout the this course. Others will definitely benefit from your posts. Building a bench is a lot of work, but that work can really pay off.

Thank you, Annette. Mentor programs are usually effective as long as the mentor shares the values of the institution and receives guidance as to the goals of the mentor relationship.