Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

Hi Michael - Thanks for your post to the forum. You are taking the most important first step with your students - unless they feel at ease they will not learn! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Involving all students in questioning sessions

Hi Kari - Thanks for your post to the forum! Yes, by making sure that our students know we are available they are more comfortable asking questions. This really does mean "being available" though. An office door that is closed during our Office Hours can be really intimidating to a student. An open door - with a smile and a wave from an instructor is welcoming and comforting. In fact, at our new campus, we eliminated offices totally in favor of open areas with cubicles. Took some getting used to by faculty, but the students love it! Best wishes for… >>>

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing formats

Hi Khristina- Thanks for your post to the forum. Your choices of assessments are quite appropriate. We need to keep in mind that we have to gear the assessment to what knowledge/competencies we are looking for. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using formative evaluation methods

HI Christina - Thanks for your post to the forum. Having students present is one of the best ways to be sure that they have gotten what we have taught. Aso, by "teaching back" they will greatly increase their retention of the concepts they present. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing formats

Hi Tovia - Thanks for your post to the forum. I especially liked your suggestion of requiring students to explain how to make a "false" question "true" - certainly eliminates the guessing issue! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Supporting the learning styles of your students

Hi John-Thanks for your post to the forum. That is it exactly - the better we are at reaching our students by teaching to their learning styles, the more engaged they will be. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

You're right Susan! Guess some things never change ... (Oh, except no nap-time in higher ed!) Susan

Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

Hi Susan - Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes -we have that problem in our computer hardware lab. all those parts and pieces can make a real mess! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Supporting the learning styles of your students

Hi Ryan - Thanks for mentioning the importance of also allowing students to complete projects etc. by using methods that fit their preferred leaning styles. Susan

Susan Polick

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Involving all students in questioning sessions

Hi Ben - The more we know about our students the better we can make the material we are teaching relevant for them. Susan