Yakelin Garcia

Comment on Tom Hayes's post: I am sorry to read this. Perhaps it is time to change environment. As long as you are willing to change there is always the possibility!!!

This lesson gave me a lot of insight. I have a combined guide and buddy style instructor styles. I will focus on being more of a guide instructor rather than a buddy to provide the best education to my students.

I definitely agree that the more familiar you become with the content, the systems and the navigation through these systems the more helpful you can be to your students. 

I am a new Clinical Instructor for the Dental Hygiene Program. I do not teach an online class however I find that in any teaching atmosphere, the student/professor relationship is very important to the student engagement and retention. It must be a trust relationship fostered by an active listening, supportive learning, respectful communication.