Norman Auspitz

Location: louisville, ky

About me

I am an Adjunct Professor at a career college. I tend to teach math and business courses.

One of my keenest interests is to taek apparently difficult concepts and make them accessible. I feel I have been able to do this with applied business statistics, computer networking, and calculus.

I am interested in others who have had to make some of these topics accessible and the methods used.

Interests

showing and breeding pedigreed cats

Activity

Norman Auspitz

Discussion Comment

ED102 Student Retention Methods

I found ED102 useful and relevant to my instructional techniques. I learned more formal terminology for some of my classroom practices. It sure made me stop and think about what I am doing in the classroom. My most important take away was how I might encourage non-talkers to participate.

This took a bit longer than I anticipated, but it was well worth it.

Norman Auspitz

Discussion Comment

When to Refocus

In many of the courses I teach, I have found that dividing them into a midterm and a final is not necessarily conducive to student retention. I tend to have quizes more frequently, dividing some of my courses into thirds or quarters, and, in one instance, giving a quiz every week. This tends to make it easier for me to keep my focus and the students to keep their focus.

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