Comment on Christina Perry's post:
I love this concept too, Christina. In my former teaching position, one of the most frequent comments was that I was real. Without saying too much, students appreciate knowing that we as faculty also have to manage challenges and that we are not pretending to be perfect individuals with everything in perfect order.
As a professor we really need to model the example for the students so they can be able to engage well and yield the best results in the classroom. Another thing is for them to see our passion. If we don't exude passion or even compassion, this will cause the students to become demotivated. This will cause failure and that is only a reflection on us. We need to be their motivator. Once we are happy, they are happy.
It is important to have technical, professional, and personal competence. But it is paramount for an instructor to model professionalism in all aspects of teaching and relating to students and other faculty. When a student sees faculty gossiping or treating a peer disrespectfully, this professional modeling is broken. I have seen this before, and it causes the students to lose respect for the faculty.
I learned that the most important thing in the classroom is learning and not necessary teaching. We are the facilitators and subject experts and we have to make sure that our instructional delivery promotes learning. Our role is not to simply read power point slides and talk for hours but to inspire, motivate and lead.
Be prepare, develop a plan, practice, practice, find an inspiring examples to promote positive thinking, desire to learn. Be effective communicator.
Developing oneself as an instructor is something that need to remain at the front of our minds on a consistent basis and as it was stated in the material, this takes planning but it also takes an objective awareness about yourself to tune up the way you dress, be prepared for class, pay close attention to how you speak, etc. This is a continuous process for each of us and I feel like it is more an more difficult as our parameters for professionalism become broader and more skewed in our society.
Your a role model to the next generation of professionals guide the way!
Come into the classroom with confidence, Be an active listener, and always remain professional.
Get to know yourself and develop a personal improvement plan that allows for growth and betterment as an instructor
Model professionalism, motivate my students and create a professional development plan for myself.
What motivates learning, how to be professional with students and faculty, and how to exemplify leadership in a classroom and professional setting.
LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND BE PROFESSIONAL
Professionalism, excitement on the topic, punctuality, and providing motivation is the start to a successful professor.
Roles of an effective instructor: "model, motivate, and manage"
This module brought up an important point. As an instructor, do not act as if you are smarter than your students. Maintain professionalism at all aspects, peers, coworkers, students.
Great review of the key elements to success in the classroom. I really liked the Harvard Business School snipets. Being prepared and energetic, while role modeling professionalism is key to a student first classroom
Be prepared, know your content, be energetic and professional. Show your passion for teaching!
I really liked that the module reminds you that you do not have to prove your intelligence and by doing just that you can lose the class.
Modeling appearace, behavior, accountability, respect, kindness, compassion and desire to grow as an individual and as an instructor.
This has definitely been a refresher and I enjoyed the content. We always have to remember to keep up on our own growth and personal and professional development in order to provide the best to our students. Be a positive role model and a cheerleader to your students. I always feel that I learn something new from the students and they learn from me as well.
