Patricia Bennett

Understanding the risks of teaching using the active learning style opened my eyes to how to implement things going forward.

This reinforced the six components of active learning for me.  The more active and engaged the students are the more they learn and/or are receptive to the material being provided.

This has definitely been a refresher and I enjoyed the content.  We always have to remember to keep up on our own growth and personal and professional development in order to provide the best to our students.  Be a positive role model and a cheerleader to your students.  I always feel that I learn something new from the students and they learn from me as well.

I liked the refresher on the different types of assessments and when and when not to use them.

In this module I enjoyed the information on CATS - small-scale assessment techniques.  I will be using some of these techniques going forward.

I have always stood by and truly believe - There are no dumb questions.

When questioning students, I now realize that I have been guilty of asking a lot of broad-ranged questions, which often leave the students "dazed" and "confused" they are desperately searching for an answer they think I am looking for.  I am definitely going to be more mindful of the types of questions I ask, open-ended, close-ended etc.

As instructors, we often tailor our lessons/lectures to our learning style as was said in the material.  Sometimes this may be out of ease, forgetfulness, or even time constraints.  I know that when I tailor the lesson/lecture to the majority of my student's learning styles, they are more successful.  I find that switching up how you present material is important so the learner can also become more flexible in the different ways of learning.  I believe having the learner be an active part of the lesson/lecture is vital as well.