Terri Whitmore

We require our students to teach the skills required in their field to their classmates.  We find that they learn the skills much more thoroughly when they are expected to teach it. 

In our group of Physical Therapist Assistant students, competative spirit is very strong.  They will learn and remember concepts and facts with the use of some healthy competition. 

We have a "silence your phone" while in our classes. If a tone of any kind is heard during class, that student is responsible to bring a healthy snack for the entire class when it meets next.  It has worked very well.  Instructors actually walk aroung during the class and if anyone is attending to a phone rather that to the class activity, they must give a brief talk on a pertinent subject at the beginning of the next class.