Sherry Jacob

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In this module I learned using "um" and "ah" during a lecture or lab session sends the message to students I am unsure about what I am talking about. Instead, I need to pause to get my thoughts together and then speak.

I learned a lot in this section of the course. However, I am not sure doing any of it would benefit my students or be beneficial for me personally. I will have to consider it all internally in the next upcoming weeks and months. I do not like telling stories. However, coaching students is definitely something I can do. So, I'll have to consider that piece of the instruction in this section.

Reply to Noah Basta's post: WOW! That sounds interesting. I would not even know where to begin with something like this. Do tell.

This is where I struggle during classes I facilitate. I am just not into entertainment and jokes. Especially when it comes to technology lectures. Plus, I am truly a weirdo outside of class. I do not like comedy shows. And, I watch tennis or read books about entrepreneurism or being engaged with business ownership. And, there's really not anything funny about those two.

But, what I think I will do (as I have done in past semesters) is ask students if anyone has something hysterically funny that has happened to them in the past month or week? Then, if they… >>>

I learned that I am 90% on the right track after 20 years of teaching in higher ed. There's still some room for improvement and I recognize the need to address some of the needs of students to retain them. I am just not sure how much addressing of their needs I should be responsible for because this was not the behavior of professors when I was coming through undergrad of graduate school. So, times have changed dramatically evidently. I always get the students to introduce themselves at the beginning of the semester whether in-person or on-line. I feel this… >>>