Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

Hi Barbara - Bravo- I totally agree - I call it "Death by Powerpoint"! Susan

Susan Polick

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Effective assessment methods

Hi Barbara- Thanks for your post to the forum. You are doing a terrific job assessing concept knowledge as well as skills! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Jennifer - Thanks for sharing a perfect synopsis of why teaching to the learning styles is important! Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting instructional strategies for visual learners

Hi Robert - Since they will need to be able to demonstrate mastery of those activities in the workforce, it is really excellent that you give them many opportunities to hone those skills. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using CATs as sources of instructor and student feedback

HI George - Thanks for your post to the forum. Sharing those pre-class and post-class assessments with your students will show them much they have learned! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

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Effective methods of student assessment

Hi Jennifer- Thanks for your post to the forum. Tailoring assessments to the type of knowledge/skill you are looking at is very important. As you mention, a student may be able to produce the recipe for baklava in written form without missing a step or ingredient, but if that student cannot MAKE baklava he/she has not mastered the skill. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

HI Margaret- Thanks for your post to the forum. Funny how just by getting students to participate by raising their hand in response to a question can make them more inclined to continue participating! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi William - I always enjoy getting students to work together to answer questions or create projects or presentations. It also prepares them for working in teams in the workplace. Susan

Susan Polick

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Supporting the learning styles of your students

Hi Shelia - Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, definitely we deal with diverse learning styles. It is so important that we work to accomodate this diversity as much as possible. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using CATs as sources of instructor and student feedback

Hi William - I agree - in a long class, using CATs before a break can give us a "Heads-Up" that we need to review some material before continuing on blindly. Susan