Susan Polick

Hi David - Thanks for your post to the forum. You gave us some good ideas for handling questions that may be off topic - thanks for sharing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Sean - Particpating in activities like the "Experiential Learning" that you mention, also increases the retention of the relevant concepts because the student has to utilize the concepts to make the decisions. Great work! Susan

Hi Sean - Thanks for your post to the forum. Your use of case studies is excellent and definitely requires your students to use critical thinking which, as you note, will be required in their future careers. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Joseph- Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree that in your discipline the bottom line is skills application. However, as you mention, we need to assess students' knowledge of concepts along the way. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Debi - If only we could have more online instructors like you! No doubt that teaching online is challenging, but you are doing a great job of giving your students feedback that is positive and helps them build their skills. Great work! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Dorothy- Thanks for your post to the forum. I'm sure, like me, you are appalled at the number of students who graduate from high school with limited reading skills. It makes our work incredibly difficult. How do we make a student competent in reading and writing skills in just 2 or maybe 4 years, with limited remedial services available and students with limited time to take adavantage of what we can provide? Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Scott- Thanks for your post to the forum. I like your approach to questioning. Your broad questions will give you an idea of what your students already know at the start of the lesson, and then, as you mention, you can hone in on comprehension with more defined questions. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Paul - Yes, we can't realisticly be expected to address every learning style, but making the effort to do so as often as possible is great work! Best wishes - Susan

Hi Paul- Thanks for your post to the forum. When students are able to relate the concepts they are learning to their own relevant experiences retention of those concepts increases. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Mark- Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, adult students especially need to be managed carefully. Most have not been in school for many years, most have families/and or jobs, most are savvy consumers who expect to get what they are paying for. So, as you point out - do it right from the start or you're out! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan