Roy Jackson

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I feel that anyone going into the teaching profession, to take this course or any like it. I got a lot of good practical information that will help me be better at my job. Alot of it, I think we all know in some sort of fashion, but have forgotten along the way. One of the better courses in this series.

Roy Jackson

Discussion Comment

Soft skills versus technical skills.

To be an effective teacher, soft skills needs to be at a much higher level that technical skills. You need to be able to associate well with the people you are teaching, the technical skills you already have will be easier to facilitate to your students.

Roy Jackson

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open ended questioning

I never realived that there were so many ways to ask a question. I am kinda new at all this, but I want everyone to know that it is important to question the students properly to be able to observe to learning going on in your class. I had gotten caught up in the closed questioning, not realizing that I was not really knowing if the students were learning what they needed from me.

Roy Jackson

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open ended questioning

I never realived that there were so many ways to ask a question. I am kinda new at all this, but I want everyone to know that it is important to question the students properly to be able to observe to learning going on in your class. I had gotten caught up in the closed questioning, not realizing that I was not really knowing if the students were learning what they needed from me.

Roy Jackson

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retention

One thing that I have found that really helps, is to write 5 to 10 questions on the board as a daily review on what we have already done.

Roy Jackson

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knowing your students

You really have to be a people person when in the classroom, you have to be able to read when the students are getting bored so that you can put extra into the presentation to try to get the bordum to become interesting.

Roy Jackson

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Retension in courses is a big issue!

I feel like we should look at all avenues when we are attempting to get better retension with our students. I don't think music playing in the background would be too distracting, calming if anything.

Roy Jackson

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How do you keep your class from falling asleep on you?

The easiest way that I have found is to turn it in to a game. Ask a question and have a small foam ball and throw out to the first student to answer the question, then have them pick the next to answer a question. It keeps everyone awake and on task and also helps getting others into the conversations.

Roy Jackson

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Disability

When you can get the student to let you know there is a disability issue when class starts, it can make a difference in their own learning, the instructor can adjust his teaching to be able to reach everyone in the class.

Roy Jackson

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Life experiences

Life experiences are great to work off of, it gives the class a little reality and allows students to see you as you were when you were working in the field.