Jay Romant

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I keep finding students who seem to be several different learning types all wrapped in one! I guess that makes sense! But it seems you need to keep mixing it up to keep them engaged!

Jay Romant

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ED102

Some good, relevant topics here. Connecting to the students, and keeping yourself and the students motivated are huge in the success of a class!

Jay Romant

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Motivation through personal experiences

My students ALWAYS seem motivated to learn a topic when they, or one of their classmates relates a personal experience or anecdote related to the topic we are learning.

Jay Romant

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Don't get caught up in technicalities

It's always a challenge to keep moving ahead in class and not get sucked into the students technical problems...things like: tuition/academic status/registration, etc. I have to try hard to get them to take care of these issues on breaks or before/after class so it doesn't interrupt the whole class!

Jay Romant

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ed101

Just finished Ed101. Had some good basic info that was practical. Terms were defined and helped to set the stage to putting together the building blocks of a successful class. Tonight I had a bunch of people "no-show" for class! A little frustrating, but I stuck to the lesson plan and had a pretty good session with the few who showed. Hopefully they all show up for the next class!

Jay Romant

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check list

This section had some good practical info for that "first" day of class. In some ways, I think that some of the order for doing things is a little arbitrary however. Overall, though, this is good important info to master. In particular, I like the idea of having a checklist. I often write up a quick check list of procedural things, content/key concepts, and technical points that I want to make sure I cover before each class. This way I stay on track.