Barry Westling

Hi Bruce:
These are basic instructor attributes that will certainly assist with getting down to business efficiently. Integrating methods to personalize your relationship will help to enhance the professionalism in youer classes.

Regards, Barry

sharon plotkin

Response to Bruce, organization is the key. This helps with time management and prevents further confusion. How can we expect students to be organized if we ourselves are not. I believe in getting things done as they arise. This helps prevent problems from arising in the future or if situations beyond our control, occur at least we were prepared ahead of time. If it can happen it most likely will. By being prepared it lets us get on with the topic at hand and not having to do housekeeping. Sharon

Patrick Syka CHEP

this is so true .

LaWanda Bowles-Costello

If you want to lose students - this is definitely one mechanism why colleges will lose students in the first day of class. Your instructors must be prepared - hire early, don't slam dunk them in class, provide support- administrative and moral and last but not least do not micro manage

I love your three top rules of a prepared instructor

Barry Westling

Hi LaWanda:
Yes, these basic tenets are simple yet usually prove to be very effective activities that will contribute to giving your students a boost in assisting them become successful in their chosen profession.

Regards, Barry

Mark Messmer

time is what we need to manage

Barry Westling

Hi Mark:
Theres a saying that we can't manage time - we can onl manage ourselves. That said, organizing ourselves to use our available time wisely will be produce improved efficiency.

Regards, Barry

George Whetstone

Sometimes helping your students to manager their time can help them focus on what they really have to accomplish with a particular course

Barry Westling

Hi George:
Yes, as experienced individuals within our respective professions, we are best able to offer short cuts, simpler ways to do things, or bring the real world of work to the classroom. These nuggets of time savers could be priceless to some students - to those students who value doing their job well.

Regards, Barry