Patrick Reilly

I have asked students in a current class, how material from a previous class that I instructed, applies to the current class. Some students can integrate the information and some cannot. I am concerned with certification exams that cover the entire program, and not only content from an individual class. Comments?

Is it appropriate to give an email address or phone number outside of school email or school number. I only check the school email when on the campus, or when I have time at home. Issues that arise on home email, I forward to school email.

I teach the science for Massage Therapy. Some of the students have asked if they could work on me. Answer is negative. They are students, I am an instructor, and I feel uncomfortable completing an assessment on them in this field. I feel that some of the motivation is lost because of this. What can I do to compensate for this?

If a student does not feel welcome in a class, as an instructor, you are swimming against the tide, and not addressing them as they prefer, is swimming against the tide. I always confirm, not only the pronunciation of a student's name, but a preference for how they would like to be addressed. I have seen some unusual name swaps. No matter what the roster states as the name, go with what the student states. Building a rapport with a student begins with using their name, what they respond to, whether the data on the course roster or not.

I was a bit stunned that the paraphrase in subject line was mentioned in the video. I always operate under that assumption, but when I have mentioned it to other instructors, usually I get just a confused look.