Paul Nussbaum

Location: 800 moorefield park drive, richmond, va 23236

About me

Campus Director of Academic Affairs

ECPI University

Feel free to contact me directly at PNussbaum@ECPI.edu or (804)330-5533. Our campus is in Richmond, VA and WE'RE HIRING!

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engineering

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track record of nurturing faculty, engineers, and director level teams to great success.

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https://www.ecpi.edu

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Paul Nussbaum

Blog Comment

MORE HANDS ON

These are both great ideas! I'll share one I used as well...

I had a short amount of time (not enough for a full lab) but I wanted active learning and teamwork. I took a process and put each step on an individual sheet of paper, folded to hide what was written. I then gave each page to a different person and told them not to peek until I said go. I then used a stopwatch to time how long it took them to organize themselves until they were standing in a line holeding each step of the process for… >>>

Paul Nussbaum

Discussion Comment

Student walked out

Good advice from everyone!

Here's my 2-cents (apologies if I'm restating things others have said or already know):

- You are a manager. Choose teams purposefully, and manage them for success. It takes more effort than handing out individual assignments, not less, so the team effort must also be chosen intentionally for the benefits it will provide to your goals.

- You are also a teacher. Unlike a workforce manager, you don't get to interview and screen applicants for your teams. You must work with everyone you have, which means that on top of being an excellent and very organized… >>>

Paul Nussbaum

Discussion Comment

Praise in the classroom

I like the idea of praise in the classroom. Public praise of a student's work is great to build camaraderie and teamwork. Even private praise can be useful for fostering a desire to stay on task. Empty praise (praise for the sake of giving praise) is quickly spotted by the adult learner, and needs to be avoided in lieu of genuine praise. One teacher I admire would ask opinion questions of individual shy students. These "no wrong answer" questions can then give the opportunity for the faculty member to thank the student for sharing, and then can lead the way… >>>

Paul Nussbaum

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Teens and Motivation

I like the lesson about those students right out of High School, and that peer impact, more than academic impact, has a bigger role for them in motivation. This makes it all the more important to praise publically and criticize privately, lest I shame them in front of their peers, and de-motivate them to come to class. I would say this is what I try to do in all cases, and it makes sense, but the lesson really highlighted it for me regarding the teen student.

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